| Lajes do Pico | |||
| Municipality (Concelho) | |||
 The medieval fort of Santa Catarina, with the hilltop neighborhood of Almagreia; one of the historical buildings in the municipality of Lajes do Pico
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| Official name: Concelho das Lajes do Pico | |||
| Name origin: lajes, Portuguese for tough rock | |||
| Country |  Portugal |
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| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
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| Group | Central | ||
| Island | Pico | ||
| Municipality | Lajes do Pico | ||
| Civil Parishes | Lajes, Peidade, Ribeiras, Ribeirinha, São João | ||
| Landmark | Pico | ||
| Center | Lajes do Pico | ||
| - elevation | 350 m (1,148 ft) | ||
| - coordinates | 38°23′49″N 28°13′56″W / 38.39694°N 28.23222°W | ||
| Highest point | Pico Pequeno | ||
| - location | Ponta do Pico, São João, Lajes do Pico | ||
| - elevation | 2,351 m (7,713 ft) | ||
| - coordinates | 38°28′6″N 28°23′56″W / 38.46833°N 28.39889°W | ||
| Lowest point | Sea level | ||
| - location | Atlantic Ocean | ||
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||
| Length | 32.72 km (20 mi), West-East | ||
| Width | 7.54 km (5 mi), North-South | ||
| Area | 144.30 km2 (56 sq mi) | ||
| - land | 139.16 km2 (54 sq mi) | ||
| - water | .11 km2 (0 sq mi) | ||
| - urban | 5.03 km2 (2 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 4,840 (2001) | ||
| Density | 33.54 / km2 (87 / sq mi) | ||
| Settlement | c. 1406 | ||
| - Municipality | c. 1501 | ||
| LAU | Concelho/Câmara Municipal | ||
| - location | Rua de São Francisco, Lajes, Lajes do Pico | ||
| - elevation | 72 m (236 ft) | ||
| - coordinates | 38°23′59″N 28°15′7″W / 38.39972°N 28.25194°W | ||
| President | Roberto Manuel Medeiros da Silva (PS) | ||
| Municipal Chair | Cláudio Lopes (PPD/PSD) | ||
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) | ||
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- | ||
| Postal Zone | 9930-135 Lajes do Pico | ||
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX | ||
| Demonym | Piquense; Lajense | ||
| Patron Saint | Nossa Senhora de Lourdes | ||
| Municipal Address | Rua de São Francisco, Convento de São Francisco 9930-135 Lajes do Pico |
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| Municipal Holidays | 29 June | ||
 Location of the municipality of Lajes in the archipelago of the Azores
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| Wikimedia Commons: Lajes do Pico (Azores) | |||
| Website: http://www.municipio-lajes-do-pico.pt/ | |||
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Lajes do Pico (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈlaʒɨʒ ðu ˈpiku]) is a municipality in the southern part of the Azores.
The municipality is located is on the southern part of the Pico Island. The northern area of the municipality is mountainous while the Atlantic Ocean is in the south. The only road linking to the northern part of the island runs through the mountain ranges of Pico. The municipality has a population of 4,840 and the area is 155.3 km². It is bordered by Madalena to the west and by São Roque do Pico to the north.
Lajes do Pico has been a featured Santa Cam location since the start of the 2008 NORAD Tracks Santa tracking season. [1]
Geography
The six parishes of Lajes do Pico are:
- Calheta de Nesquim
- Lajes do Pico
- Piedade
- Ribeiras
- Ribeirinha
- São João
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