Madalena | |
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![]() View off the coast of Madalena parish, showing the stratovolcano Pico and settlement of the municipal seat | |
![]() Location of the municipality of Madalena do Pico in the archipelago of the Azores | |
Coordinates: 38°32′3″N 28°31′41″W / 38.53417°N 28.52806°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Auton. region | Azores |
Island | Pico |
Established | Settlement: fl. 1483 Municipality: 8 March 1723 |
Parishes | 6 |
Government | |
• President | José António Marcos Soares (PSD)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 147.12 km2 (56.80 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 2,351 m (7,713 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | ![]() |
Time zone | UTC−01:00 (AZOT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC±00:00 (AZOST) |
Postal code | 9950-324 |
Area code | 292 |
Patron | Santa Maria Madalena |
Website | http://www.cm-madalena.pt/ |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Official name | Landscape of the Pico Island Vineyard Culture |
Criteria | (iii) (v) |
Reference | 1117 |
Inscription | 2004 (28th Session) |
Madalena (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐðɐˈlenɐ] ) is a municipality along the western coast of the island of Pico, in the Portuguese Azores. It has 6,332 inhabitants as of 2021,[2] in an area of 147.12 km2.[3] The municipality is fronted by the stratovolcano Pico in the eastern frontier, and the Faial Channel which divides Pico from the island of Faial seven kilometers away. It is made up of six freguesias (civil parishes) and is encircled almost entirely by the Atlantic Ocean except in the east, where it is bordered by the two remaining municipalities on the island: Lajes do Pico to the southeast, and São Roque do Pico to the northeast.