Santa Bárbara (Angra do Heroísmo)
| Santa Bárbara | ||
| Civil Parish | ||
 The forested vista as seen from the Serra da Santa Bárbara | ||
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| Official name: Freguesia de Santa Bárbara | ||
| Name origin: Portuguese for Saint Barbara | ||
| Country |  Portugal | |
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| 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°WCoordinates: 38°41′49″N 27°20′33″W / 38.69694°N 27.34250°W | |
| 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 | |
| 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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