Santo Amaro (São Roque do Pico)
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Santo Amaro is a civil parish northern coast of the island of Pico
, in the eastern part of the municipality of São Roque do Pico in the Azores
. In 2001, the population The population in 2001 was 329, divided into several agglomerations along the northern branch of the Estrada Regional E.R. 1-1ª, occupying an area of 13.3 km² (its density was 24.74/km²). It is the least-populated parish in the municipality, while the largest in area.
Santo Amaro has a school, a few churches, a port and a square.
Pico Island
Pico Island , is an island in the Central Group of the Portuguese Azores noted for its eponymous volcano, Ponta do Pico, which is the highest mountain in Portugal, the Azores, and the highest elevation of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge...
, in the eastern part of 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...
. In 2001, the population The population in 2001 was 329, divided into several agglomerations along the northern branch of the Estrada Regional E.R. 1-1ª, occupying an area of 13.3 km² (its density was 24.74/km²). It is the least-populated parish in the municipality, while the largest in area.
Geography
The parish is located in the eastern part of the municipality and linked by regional roadway encircling the whole island. The area are hilly and mountainous in the south and farmlands buttress the area around the main roadway, while forests dominate the mountain areas.Santo Amaro has a school, a few churches, a port and a square.