Santa Luzia | |
Civil Parish | |
Coastal landscape around Arcos, in the parish of Santa Luzia, Pico Island
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Official name: Freguesia de Santa Luzia | |
Name origin: Portuguese for Saint Lucia | |
Country | Portugal |
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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°WCoordinates: 38°32′46″N 28°24′0″W / 38.54611°N 28.40000°W |
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 |
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 |
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.