Santo Espírito
| Santo Espírito | ||
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 The Gonçalo Velho Lighthouse, the landmark of the village of Maia, and the parish of Santo Espírito
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| Official name: Freguesia do Santo Espírito | ||
| Name origin: Portuguese for holy spirit | ||
| Country |  Portugal |
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| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
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| Island | Santa Maria | |
| Municipality | Vila do Porto | |
| Landmark | Gonçalo Velho Lighthouse | |
| Center | Santo Espírito | |
| - elevation | 311 m (1,020 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 36°57′21″N 25°2′29″W / 36.95583°N 25.04139°WCoordinates: 36°57′21″N 25°2′29″W / 36.95583°N 25.04139°W | |
| Highest point | Cavacas | |
| - elevation | 495 m (1,624 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 36°57′32″N 25°4′29″W / 36.95889°N 25.07472°W | |
| Lowest point | Sea level | |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean | |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | |
| Area | 26.68 km2 (10 sq mi) | |
| - urban | .82 km2 (0 sq mi) | |
| Population | 588 (2011) | |
| Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) | |
| LAU | Junta Freguesia | |
| - location | Termo da Igreja | |
| - elevation | 310 m (1,017 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 36°57′22″N 25°2′27″W / 36.95611°N 25.04083°W | |
| President Junta | Alberto José de Loura Chaves | |
| President Assembleia | José António Tavares Sousa | |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) | |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) | |
| Postal Zone | 9580-238 | |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XX XX XX | |
| Patron Saint | Nossa Senhora da Purificação | |
 Location of the civil parish of Santo Espírito within the municipality of Vila do Porto
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Santo Espírito (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃tu ɨʃˈpiɾitu]) is a Portuguese civil parish, located in the municipality of Vila do Porto, in the autonomous region of Azores. The population in 2011 was 588, in an area of 26.68 km².
The parish was first referred in the chronicles of Gaspar Frutuoso:
Monte Alverne later identified that this area was associated with Nossa Senhora da Purificação, in the place of Espírito Santo.
In the area of Malbusca, during the early settlement of the region, the colonists collected the fungus Roccella tinctoria which was exported to Flanders to produce woad, in an artesnal and risky process:
The parish borders the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east, and it is the largest parish by area covering an expanse of hills, mounts and vegetation-rich escarpments. It is the third most populated in the municipality of Vila do Porto, but its rural communities are very dispersed. Until recently most communities were limited to dirt-road paths and trails to connect them. It is now served by the regional road network, circling the island, and most rural communities have paved roadways.
Recreational Forest Reserve of Fontinhas
The parish is made up of several scattered communities, that include: Almas, Azenha de Baixo, Azenha de Cima, Boavista, Cardal, Calheta, Cruz, Feteirinha, Fonte do Jordão, Glória, Lapa de Baixo, Lapa de Cima, Loural, Maia, Malbusca, Meio Moio, Panasco, Piedade, Santo António, Santo Espírito and Terra do Raposo.
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