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Santa Luzia (São Roque do Pico)

Santa Luzia
Civil Parish
PIC SRQ Santa Luzia Arcos.JPG
Coastal landscape around Arcos, in the parish of Santa Luzia, Pico Island
Official name: Freguesia de Santa Luzia
Name origin: Portuguese for Saint Lucia
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Azores
Island Pico
Municipality São Roque do Pico
Localities Arcos, Canto do Mistério, Fetais, Lajido, Lajido do Meio, Meio Mundo, Miraguaia, Ponta da Baixa, Ponta Negra, Rua de Cima, Santa Luzia
Center Santa Luzia
 - elevation 127 m (417 ft)
 - coordinates 38°32′46″N 28°24′0″W / 38.54611°N 28.40000°W / 38.54611; -28.40000Coordinates: 38°32′46″N 28°24′0″W / 38.54611°N 28.40000°W / 38.54611; -28.40000
Highest point Mount Pico
 - elevation 2,351 m (7,713 ft)
 - coordinates 38°28′6″N 28°23′56″W / 38.46833°N 28.39889°W / 38.46833; -28.39889
Lowest point Sea level
 - location Atlantic Ocean
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Area 30.13 km2 (12 sq mi)
 - urban 1.12 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population 422 (2011)
Density 14/km2 (36/sq mi)
LAU Junta Freguesia
 - location Edifício Polivalente
 - coordinates 38°32′33″N 28°24′34″W / 38.54250°N 28.40944°W / 38.54250; -28.40944
President Junta Fernando Manuel Andrade Silva (PPD/PSD)
President Assembleia Luís Manuel Menezes Fraga (PPD/PSD)
Timezone Azores (UTC-1)
 - summer (DST) Azores (UTC0)
Postal Zone 9940-125
Area Code & Prefix (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Patron Saint Santa Luzia

Santa Luzia (Portuguese for Saint Lucia) is a civil parish in the municipality of São Roque do Pico in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 422, in an area of 30.13 km². It is the northernmost parish on the island.

Santa Luzia is located on the northern coast of the island and is connected by road encircling the island to its neighbors: Bandeiras in the west, and Santo António in the east. The area is relatively hilly and gradually slopes into the interior, reaching its peak (literally) in the Ponta do Pico.


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