The Province of the Azores was abolished on 28 June 1833 by Decree 64, which divided the archipelago into two separate provinces: the Província Oriental dos Açores (Eastern Province of the Azores), that included the islands of São Miguel and Santa Maria, with its capital in Ponta Delgada; and the Província Ocidental dos Açores (Western Province of the Azores), with its capital in Angra and administrating the remaining islands of the archipelago.
A Provincia dos Azores foi extinta polo Decreto n.º 64, de 28 de xuño de 1833, que a dividiu en dúas: a Provincia Oriental dos Azores, englobando as illas de San Miguel e de Santa María, con capital en Ponta Delgada; e a Provincia Occidental dos Azores, con capital en Angra e que abranxía as restantes illas do arquipélago.