Santa Bárbara (Angra do Heroísmo)

Santa Bárbara
Civil Parish
The forested vista as seen from the Serra da Santa Bárbara
Coat of arms
Official name: Freguesia de Santa Bárbara
Name origin: Portuguese for Saint Barbara
Country  Portugal
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°W / 38.69694; -27.34250Coordinates: 38°41′49″N 27°20′33″W / 38.69694°N 27.34250°W / 38.69694; -27.34250
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 / 38.73028; -27.31944
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
Wikimedia Commons: Santa Bárbara (Angra do Heroísmo)
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,[1] in an area of 16.40 km2 (6.33 sq mi).[2]

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