Santa Bárbara | ||
Civil Parish | ||
The forested vista as seen from the Serra da Santa Bárbara
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Official name: Freguesia de Santa Bárbara | ||
Name origin: Portuguese for Saint Barbara | ||
Country | Portugal | |
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Autonomous Region | Azores | |
Island | Terceira | |
Municipality | Angra do Heroísmo | |
Localities | As Nove, Canada da Nossa Senhora da Ajuda, Pico das Seis, Pico dos Enos, Santa Bárbara | |
Center | Santa Bárbara | |
- elevation | 172 m (564 ft) | |
- coordinates | 38°41′49″N 27°20′33″W / 38.69694°N 27.34250°WCoordinates: 38°41′49″N 27°20′33″W / 38.69694°N 27.34250°W | |
Highest point | Santa Bárbara volcano | |
- elevation | 1,021 m (3,350 ft) | |
- coordinates | 38°43′49″N 27°19′10″W / 38.73028°N 27.31944°W | |
Lowest point | Sea Level | |
- location | Atlantic Ocean | |
Area | 16.40 km2 (6 sq mi) | |
- urban | .74 km2 (0 sq mi) | |
Population | 1,274 (2011) | |
Density | 78/km2 (202/sq mi) | |
Settlement | fl. 1489 | |
LAU | Junta Freguesia | |
- location | Canada Nossa Senhora Ajuda | |
President Junta | Hélio Manuel Melo Vieira (PS) | |
President Assembleia | Márcio José Sousa Mendes (PS) | |
Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) | |
- summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) | |
Postal Zone | 9700-471 | |
Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX | |
Patron Saint | Santa Bárbara | |
Geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) |
Santa Bárbara is a parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,274, in an area of 16.40 km2 (6.33 sq mi).