| Santa Amaro | |
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | |
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The coastal portion of Santo Amaro village as seen from the Achada Plain near Chã do Pelado
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| Official name: Freguesia de Santa Amaro | |
| Name origin: Portuguese for Saint Maurus | |
| Country | Portugal |
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| Autonomous Region | Azores |
| Group | Central |
| 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 | |
| Highest point | Chã do Pelado |
| - location | Achada Plain, Santo Amaro, São Roque do Pico |
| - elevation | 975.16 m (3,199 ft) |
| - coordinates | |
| Lowest point | Sea level |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 6.4 km (4 mi), West-East |
| Width | 3.70 km (2 mi), North-South |
| Area | 13.3 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| - land | 12.77 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| - water | .04 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| - urban | .49 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 329 (2001) |
| Density | 24.74 / km2 (64 / sq mi) |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Rua António Maria Teixeira, Santo Amaro, São Roque do Pico |
| President Junta | Carlos Norberto Terra Morais (PPD/PSD) |
| President Assembleia | Francisco da Silva Ávila (PPD/PSD) |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- |
| Postal Zone | 9940-040 Santo Amaro |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
| Demonym | Piquense |
| Patron Saint | Santo Amaro |
| Parish Address | Rua António Maria Teixeira n.º 19 9940-040 Santo Amaro |
| Wikimedia Commons: Santo Amaro (São Roque do Pico) | |
Santo Amaro is a civil parish northern coast of the island of Pico, in the eastern part of the municipality of São Roque do Pico in the Azores. In 2001, the population The population in 2001 was 329, divided into several agglomerations along the northern branch of the Estrada Regional E.R. 1-1ª, occupying an area of 13.3 km² (its density was 24.74/km²). It is the least-populated parish in the municipality, while the largest in area.
The parish is located in the eastern part of the municipality and linked by regional roadway encircling the whole island. The area are hilly and mountainous in the south and farmlands buttress the area around the main roadway, while forests dominate the mountain areas.
Santo Amaro has a school, a few churches, a port and a square.
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