Madalena, Azores

Madalena
View off the coast of Madalena parish, showing the stratovolcano Pico and settlement of the municipal seat
View off the coast of Madalena parish, showing the stratovolcano Pico and settlement of the municipal seat
Flag of Madalena
Coat of arms of Madalena
Location of the municipality of Madalena do Pico in the archipelago of the Azores
Location of the municipality of Madalena do Pico in the archipelago of the Azores
Coordinates: 38°32′3″N 28°31′41″W / 38.53417°N 28.52806°W / 38.53417; -28.52806
Country Portugal
Auton. regionAzores
IslandPico
EstablishedSettlement: fl. 1483
Municipality: 8 March 1723
Parishes6
Government
 • PresidentJosé António Marcos Soares (PSD)[1]
Area
 • Total147.12 km2 (56.80 sq mi)
Highest elevation
2,351 m (7,713 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • TotalIncrease 6,332
Time zoneUTC−01:00 (AZOT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC±00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code
9950-324
Area code292
PatronSanta Maria Madalena
Websitehttp://www.cm-madalena.pt/
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official nameLandscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture
Criteria(iii) (v)
Reference1117
Inscription2004 (28th Session)

Madalena (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐðɐˈlenɐ] ) is a municipality along the western coast of the island of Pico, in the Portuguese Azores. It has 6,332 inhabitants as of 2021,[2] in an area of 147.12 km2.[3] The municipality is fronted by the stratovolcano Pico in the eastern frontier, and the Faial Channel which divides Pico from the island of Faial seven kilometers away. It is made up of six freguesias (civil parishes) and is encircled almost entirely by the Atlantic Ocean except in the east, where it is bordered by the two remaining municipalities on the island: Lajes do Pico to the southeast, and São Roque do Pico to the northeast.

  1. ^ "Constituição". www.cm-madalena.pt. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  2. ^ "INE - Plataforma de divulgação dos Censos 2021 – Resultados Preliminares". censos.ine.pt. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  3. ^ Eurostat Archived 2012-10-07 at the Wayback Machine