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°WCoordinates: 38°27′16″N 28°10′14″W / 38.45444°N 28.17056°W |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Wikimedia Commons: Santo Amaro (São Roque do Pico) | |
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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