Santo Amaro (São Roque do Pico)

Santa Amaro
Civil Parish
The coastal portion of Santo Amaro village, seen from the Achada Plain near Chã do Pelado
Official name: Freguesia de Santa Amaro
Name origin: Portuguese for Saint Maurus
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Azores
Island Pico
Municipality São Roque do Pico
Localities Debaixo da Rocha, Ponta de João Salino, Portinho, Santo Amaro, Terra Alta
Center Santo Amaro
 - elevation 34 m (112 ft)
 - coordinates 38°27′16″N 28°10′14″W / 38.45444°N 28.17056°W / 38.45444; -28.17056Coordinates: 38°27′16″N 28°10′14″W / 38.45444°N 28.17056°W / 38.45444; -28.17056
Highest point Chã do Pelado
 - elevation 975 m (3,199 ft)
 - coordinates 38°26′15″N 28°10′56″W / 38.43750°N 28.18222°W / 38.43750; -28.18222
Lowest point Sea level
 - location Atlantic Ocean
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Area 11.86 km2 (5 sq mi)
 - water .04 km2 (0 sq mi)
 - urban .49 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population 288 (2011)
Density 24/km2 (62/sq mi)
LAU Junta Freguesia
 - location Rua António Maria Teixeira
President Junta Carlos Norberto Terra Morais (PPD/PSD)
President Assembleia Francisco da Silva Ávila (PPD/PSD)
Timezone Azores (UTC-1)
 - summer (DST) Azores (UTC0)
Postal Zone 9940-040
Area Code & Prefix (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Patron Saint Santo Amaro
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Santo Amaro is a civil parish on the northern coast of the island of Pico, in the eastern part of the municipality of São Roque do Pico in the Azores, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 288,[1] in an area of 11.86 km².[2] It is the least populated parish in the municipality.

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