Santa Bárbara (Angra do Heroísmo)
Civil parish in Azores, Portugal
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Santa Bárbara (pronounced [ˈsɐ̃.tɐ ˈbaɾ.bɐ.ɾɐ]) 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 | |
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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. region | Azores |
| Island | Terceira |
| Municipality | Angra do Heroísmo |
| Established | Settlement: fl. 1489 |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.40 km2 (6.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 172 m (564 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,274 |
| • Density | 77.68/km2 (201.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−01:00 (AZOT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+00:00 (AZOST) |
| Postal code | 9700-471 |
| Area code | 292 |
| Patron | Santa Bárbara |