Madalena, Azores

Madalena
Municipality
View off the coast of Madalena parish, showing the stratovolcano Pico and settlement of the municipal seat
Flag Coat of arms
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 / 38.53417; -28.52806
Country	Portugal
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	6,332
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/

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.