Santa Luzia ( Portuguese for

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) is a civil parish in the municipality of São Roque do Pico in the

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. The population in 2011 was 422, in an area of 30.13 km².Eurostat
/ref> It is the northernmost parish on the island. The Pico Airport is in this parish and neighbouring Bandeiras to the west in the municipality of Madalena. It contains the localities Arcos, Canto do Mistério, Fetais, Lajido, Lajido do Meio, Meio Mundo, Miraguaia, Ponta da Baixa, Ponta Negra, Rua de Cima and Santa Luzia.

Geography

Santa Luzia is located on the northern coast of the island and is connected by the road encircling the island to its neighbors: Bandeiras in the west, and

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in the east. The area is relatively hilly and gradually slopes into the interior, reaching its peak (literally) in the Ponta do Pico.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Santa Luzia (Sao Roque do Pico) Freguesias of São Roque do Pico