Posto Santo is a parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo

Angra do Heroísmo

Angra do Heroísmo , locally referred to as Angra, is a municipality and city on the island of Terceira, within the Portuguese autonomous region of the Azores. The municipal area has a population of 35,581 and an area of . Along with Praia da Vitória to the north, it is one of two municipal...

 on the island of Terceira

Terceira Island

Referred to as the “Ilha Lilás” , Terceira is an island in the Azores archipelago, in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the larger islands of the archipelago, with a population of 56,000 inhabitants in an area of approximately 396.75 km²...

 in the Azores

Azores

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. The population in 2001 was 967, its population density was 47.47/km², and its area is 20.37 km². Posto Santo was elevated to parish status on 15 September 1980. It was previously part of the parish of Santa Luzia

Santa Luzia (Angra do Heroísmo)

Santa Luzia is a parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira, in the Azores. The population in 2001 was 3,001; its density was 2381.75/km²; and the area is 1.26 km²...

. The parish is relatively far from the ocean, and it lies at an elevation of forty-five metres. Its predominant economic activity is agriculture.

History

The name, "Posto Santo", is literally translated as "holy post", its origin developed from an outbreak of bubonic plague in 1599 that killed thousands on the island of Terceira. The parish of Posto Santo was spared and served as a refuge for many of the residents of Angra do Heroísmo. Since then, it has been known as Posto Santo.