São Roque do Pico ( port. São Roque do Pico ) is a settlement and municipality in Portugal , part of the Azores region . Located on Pico Island. The population is 3629 people for 2001 . It covers an area of 144.31 km².
Village | |||||
São Roque do Pico | |||||
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Sao roque do pico | |||||
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A country | ![]() | ||||
Region | Azores | ||||
District | Azores (autonomous region) | ||||
Internal division | five | ||||
History and geography | |||||
Based | 1542 | ||||
Square | 144.31 km² | ||||
Population | |||||
Population | 3,629 people ( 2001 ) | ||||
Density | 25 people / km² | ||||
Digital identifiers | |||||
Postcode | 9940 | ||||
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The patron saint of the city is the Holy Roch ( port. São Roque ). City Festival - August 16

Municipality on the map
History
The city was founded in 1542 .
Demographics
The population of the municipality by year | |||||||
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1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 |
7618 | 6314 | 5112 | 5292 | 3678 | 3675 | 3629 | 3705 |
The composition of the municipality
The municipality includes the following areas:
- Praigna
- Santa lusia
- Santo amaro
- Santo antonio
- São Roque do Pico