Lajes do Pico

Lajes do Pico
Municipality
View of the Lajes Bay
View of the Lajes Bay
Flag of Lajes do Pico
Flag
Coat of arms of Lajes do Pico
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Lajes in the archipelago of the Azores
Location of the municipality of Lajes in the archipelago of the Azores
Coordinates: 38°23′49″N 28°13′56″W / 38.39694°N 28.23222°W / 38.39694; -28.23222
Country Portugal
Auton. regionAzores
IslandPico
EstablishedSettlement: c. 1460
Municipality: c. 1501
Parishes6
Government
 • PresidentAna Catarina Terra Brum (PS)[1]
Area
 • Total
155.31 km2 (59.97 sq mi)
Highest elevation
2,351 m (7,713 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
Decrease 4,342
Time zoneUTC−01:00 (AZOT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code
9930-135
Area code(+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
PatronNossa Senhora de Lourdes
Local holiday29 June
Websitecm-lajesdopico.pt

Lajes do Pico (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈlaʒɨʒ ðu ˈpiku] ⓘ) is a town and municipality in the central Azores. It is one of three municipalities of the island of Pico. It has 4,342 inhabitants as of 2021,[2] in an area of 155.31 km2.[3] It is bordered by Madalena to the west and by São Roque do Pico to the north.

  1. ^ "Executivo". Município das Lajes do Pico (in European Portuguese). 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