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| Lajes do Picois both a parish and a district in southern part of the Azores.
The parish population in 2001 is 1,780, its density is 33.7/km² and the area is 52.83 km²/5,283 ha. It is the largest and the most populated parish in Lajes do Pico.
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| The settlement of Pico started in the year 1460 at Lajes, a small place located on the island’s south coast.
Besides several impressive 17th and 18th century buildings, the town is best known for its large whale processing factory which closed down in 1981.
What to see. Pico’s first church, the Ermida de São Pedro, dates back to the 15th century and is typical of the stark white and black-edged buildings that predominate the island.
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