| São Pedro | |
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | |
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The built-up corner of São Pedro, as seen from Monte Brasil
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| Official name: Freguesia de São Pedro | |
| Name origin: Portuguese for Saint Peter | |
| Country | Portugal |
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| Autonomous Region | Azores |
| Group | Central |
| Island | Terceira |
| Municipality | Angra do Heroísmo |
| Localities | Cais da Silveira, Pico do Urze, Nossa Senhora da Penha de França, São Carlos, São Pedro, Vila Maria |
| Center | São Pedro |
| - elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| - coordinates | |
| Highest point | Pico da Urze |
| - location | Bicas de Cabo Verde, São Pedro, Angra do Heroísmo |
| - elevation | 142.34 m (467 ft) |
| - coordinates | |
| Lowest point | Sea Level |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Length | 3.08 km (2 mi), Northwest-Southeast |
| Width | 2.09 km (1 mi), Southwest-Northeast |
| Area | 3.66 km2 (1 sq mi) |
| - land | 1.89 km2 (1 sq mi) |
| - urban | 1.77 km2 (1 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,638 (2001) |
| Density | 993.99 / km2 (2,574 / sq mi) |
| Settlement | fl. 1500 |
| - Parish | c. 1572 |
| - Civil Parish | 20 May 1575 |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Rua de Baixo, São Pedro, Angra do Heroísmo |
| President Junta | Manuel Henrique Assis Ferreira (PS) |
| President Assembleia | Pedro Gonçalo Soares da Costa (PS) |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- |
| Postal Zone | 9700-025 São Pedro |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX XXX |
| Demonym | Terceirense |
| Patron Saint | São Pedro |
| Parish Address | Rua de Baixo, 31 9700-025 São Pedro |
| Wikimedia Commons: São Pedro (Angra do Heroísmo) | |
| Website: http://www.jfsaopedro.pt/ | |
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
São Pedro (Portuguese for Saint Peter) is one of the five urban civil parishes of the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira in the Azores. The population in 2001 was 3638, its population density was 993.99/km², and the land area is 3.66 km².[1] The parish lies at an elevation of seven metres.
The parish constitutes the western part of the urbanized zone and city of Angra do Heroísmo[2] and includes both the historic, as well as suburban, areas (such as São Carlos, Pico da Urze and Bicas de Cabo Verde) of the city. Bairro de São Pedro is included in the zone classified as public interest in the city of Angra,[3] although it does not include lands classified by UNESCO as World Heritage. The territory between the Portões de São Pedro and Silveira, along with rest of the parish situated to the interior of the express-way (Portuguese: Via Circular), is included in the area designated as public interest.
Created as a ecumenical parish in 1572, by Bishop Gaspar de Faria, its statute was confirmed by regal authority on the 20 May 1575 (by then King John III of Portugal).