Posto Santo
| Posto Santo | |
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | |
 The crater face of the Guilherme Moniz caldera, on the eastern edge of the parish's frontier | |
| Official name: Freguesia de Posto Santo | |
| Name origin: posto santo Portuguese compound word for holy post | |
| Country |  Portugal |
|---|---|
| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
| Group | Central |
| Island | Terceira |
| Municipality | Angra do Heroísmo |
| Localities | Espigão, Grota do Medo, Lapinha, Piquinho, Posto Santo |
| Center | Posto Santo |
| - elevation | 211 m (692 ft) |
| - coordinates | 38°40′42″N 27°13′51″W / 38.67833°N 27.23083°W |
| Highest point | Bagacina |
| - location | Achadas, Posto Santo, Angra do Heroísmo |
| - elevation | 636.6 m (2,089 ft) |
| - coordinates | 38°43′23″N 27°15′7″W / 38.72306°N 27.25194°W |
| Lowest point | Boa Hora |
| - elevation | 153.04 m (502 ft) |
| - coordinates | 38°40′30″N 27°14′10″W / 38.67500°N 27.23611°W |
| Length | 8.56 km (5 mi), Northwest-Southeast |
| Width | 3.63 km (2 mi), Southwest-Northeast |
| Area | 20.37 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| - land | 19.72 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| - water | .00 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| - urban | .65 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 967 (2001) |
| Density | 47.47 / km2 (123 / sq mi) |
| Settlement | fl. 1500 |
| - Parish | fl. 1599 |
| - Civil Parish | 15 September 1980 |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Largo Terreiro 24, Posto Santo, Angra do Heroísmo |
| - elevation | 214 m (702 ft) |
| - coordinates | 38°40′44″N 27°13′54″W / 38.67889°N 27.23167°W |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- |
| Postal Zone | 9700-238 Posto Santo |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
| Demonym | Terceirense; Posto-santense |
| Parish Address | Largo Terreiro 24 9700-238 Posto Santo |
| Wikimedia Commons: Posto Santo (Angra do Heroísmo) | |
| Website: http://www.jfpostosanto.pt | |
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
Posto Santo is a parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira in the Azores. 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. 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.
