Lajes do Pico

Lajes do Pico
View of the Lajes Bay
Location of the municipality of Lajes in the archipelago of the Azores
Coordinates: 38°23′49″N 28°13′56″W / 38.39694°N 28.23222°W / 38.39694; -28.23222
Country Portugal
Auton. regionAzores
IslandPico
EstablishedSettlement: c. 1460
Municipality: c. 1501
Parishes6
Government
  PresidentAna Catarina Terra Brum (PS)
Area
  Total
155.31 km2 (59.97 sq mi)
Highest elevation
2,351 m (7,713 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
4,342
Time zoneUTC−01:00 (AZOT)
  Summer (DST)UTC+00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code
9930-135
Area code(+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
PatronNossa Senhora de Lourdes
Local holiday29 June
Websitecm-lajesdopico.pt

Lajes do Pico (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈlaʒɨʒ ðu ˈpiku] ) is a town and municipality in the central Azores. It is one of three municipalities of the island of Pico. It has 4,342 inhabitants as of 2021, in an area of 155.31 km2. It is bordered by Madalena to the west and by São Roque do Pico to the north.