Santa Luzia (São Roque do Pico)
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Santa Luzia is a civil parish in the municipality of São Roque do Pico in the Azores
Azores
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...

. The population in 2001 is 472, its density is 15.4/km² and the area is 30.69 km²; it is the least populated by density in São Roque do Pico and the northernmost parish on the island.

Geography

Santa Luzia is located on the northern coast of the island and is connected by road encircling the island to its neighbors: Bandeiras
Bandeiras (Madalena)
Bandeiras is a civil parish in the municipality of Madalena on the island of Pico in the Azores. It is the least populous of the civil parishes in the municipality, with 520 inhabitants , its density is 20.1/km² and the area is 25.92 km².-History:...

 in the west, and Santo António
Santo António (São Roque do Pico)
Santo António is a civil parish in the municipality of São Roque do Pico on the island of Pico in the Azores. The population in 2001 was 858, in an area is 31.81 km² along the northern coast of the island ....

in the east. The area is relatively hilly and gradually slopes into the interior, reaching its peak (literally) in the Ponta do Pico.

Santa Luzia has a school, a few churches and a square.
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