Santa Bárbara (Angra do Heroísmo)

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] It contains the localities As Nove, Canada da Nossa Senhora da Ajuda, Pico das Seis, Pico dos Enos and Santa Bárbara.

Santa Bárbara
The forested vista as seen from the Serra da Santa Bárbara
Coat of arms
Santa Bárbara
Location in the Azores
Santa Bárbara
Santa Bárbara (Terceira)
Coordinates: 38°41′49″N 27°20′33″W
Country Portugal
Auton. regionAzores
IslandTerceira
MunicipalityAngra do Heroísmo
EstablishedSettlement: fl. 1489
Area
  Total16.40 km2 (6.33 sq mi)
Elevation
172 m (564 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total1,274
  Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−01:00 (AZOT)
  Summer (DST)UTC±00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code
9700-471
Area code292
PatronSanta Bárbara

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