Lajes do Pico

Lajes do Pico
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Basic data
Autonomous Region :	Azores
Concelho :	Lajes do Pico
Coordinates :	38 ° 24 ′  N , 28 ° 14 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 24 ′  N , 28 ° 14 ′  W
Residents:	1802 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	53.09 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	34 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	9930-127
politics
Mayor :	Manuel Francisco Dutra ( PS )
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de Lajes do Pico Lg General Lacerda Machado, 1 9930 - 127 Lajes do Pico
Website:	www.lajesdopico.freguesias.pt
Lajes do Pico district
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Residents:	4711 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	155.31 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	30 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities :	6th
administration
Administration address:	Câmara Municipal de Lajes do Pico Rua de São Francisco 9930-135 Lajes do Pico
President of the Câmara Municipal:	Roberto Silva ( PS )
Website:	www.cm-lajesdopico.pt

Lajes do Pico (  [ ˈlaʒɨʒ ðu ˈpiku ] ) is a small town (Vila) on the Portuguese island of Pico , part of the Azores archipelago . On June 30, 2011, the city had 1802 inhabitants on an area of ​​53.1 km².

Lajes do Pico (partial view)

geography

The city is located on the south coast of the island. The terrain is mountainous in the northern part and flatter towards the south until it finally reaches the Atlantic . The only road that connects the northern and southern parts of the island is through the island's mountains.

The whaling museum in Lajes do Pico

history

The island of Pico was settled from 1460. Around 1500 a number of men were already living in Lajes, so that in 1501 the place became the seat of the newly established district administration of the island. The district of Lajes comprised the entire island until the district of São Roque do Pico was created in 1542 and, in 1723, the district of Madalena was created through splits and reorganizations.

After wheat and coloring plants were initially grown, the island turned to wine production from the 16th century. This became the main export good until powdery mildew infestation caused viticulture to decline in the 19th century .

From the 18th century onwards, whaling became the most important and well-known activity on the island. Lajes do Pico became a main whaling base in the Azores. In 1984 professional whaling ceased in the Azores. In 1987 the last whale was caught and in 1988 a museum dedicated to the history of whaling opened in Lajes. A year later, the Frenchman Serge Viallelle opened Espaço Talassa, the first whale watching station in the Azores in Lajes do Pico.

At the Clube Náutico in Lajes do Pico

administration

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Lajes do Pico is the administrative seat of a district of the same name ( concelho ). The two other districts of the island are São Roque do Pico in the north and Madalena in the west . The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) are in the district:

Lajes do Pico district

local community	Population (2011)	Area km²	Density of population / km²	LAU code
Calheta de Nesquim	343	13.81	25th	460101
Lajes do Pico	1,802	53.09	34	460102
Piedade	844	12.81	66	460103
Ribeiras	925	34.17	27	460104
Ribeirinha	374	8.49	44	460105
São João	423	32.94	13	460106
Lajes do Pico district	4,711	155.31	30th	4601

Population development

Population in Lajes do Pico County (1849–2011)
year	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2004	2011
Residents	11480	9371	7796	8186	5828	5563	5041	4840	4711

Municipal holiday

• June 29th

Town twinning

•  Portugal : Machico , Madeira Island
•  Spain : Betancuria , Canary Island Fuerteventura
•  Spain : Cangas de Morrazo , Galicia

sons and daughters of the town

• Anselmo Silveira da Silva (1833–1912), whaling entrepreneur in the USA and the Azores
• João Paulino de Azevedo e Castro (1852–1918), Bishop of Macau
• Amaro de Azevedo Gomes (1852–1928), military and republican politician, 1910/1911 Navy and Overseas Minister
• Francisco Soares de Lacerda Machado (1870–1955), military, historian, ethnographer and author
• José Vieira Alvernaz (1898–1986), Archbishop of Goa

Web links

Commons : Lajes do Pico  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website

gallery

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  Bird and nature protection in the Lajes do Pico district

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  At the port of Lajes do Pico

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  Typical Portuguese pavement ( Calçada Portuguesa ), in the streets of Lajes do Pico

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  View of Lajes do Pico (partial view) during a storm

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  In the fortress walls Forte de Santa Catarina

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  The church Igreja da Santíssima Trindade (Eng .: Trinity Church)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. ↑ ^{a b} Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
3. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
4. ^ First history page on the district's website , accessed on August 26, 2013
5. ↑ Second history page on the district's website , accessed on August 26, 2013
6. ↑ Into the blue of the Azores: It's even easier for whale-watchers to catch one of the planet's great spectacles , Independent, April 6, 2012
7. ↑ www.anmp.pt , accessed on August 26, 2013
8. ↑ J. Santos: Cangas y Lajes do Pico sellaron ayer los lazos de hermanamiento , La Voz de Galicia, May 18, 2003, accessed on February 7, 2019 (Spanish).