Angústias
Angústias | |
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The urbanized area of Angústias, alongside Monte Escuro and Monte da Guia, showing the bay of Porto Pim | |
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| Coordinates: 38°31′41″N 28°37′38″W / 38.52806°N 28.62722°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Auton. region | Azores |
| Island | Faial |
| Municipality | Horta |
| Established | Settlement: c. 1468-1499 Parish: c. 1664 Civil parish: 28 November 1684 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.79 km2 (1.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,418 |
| • Density | 638/km2 (1,650/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−01:00 (AZOT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+00:00 (AZOST) |
| Postal code | 9960-040 |
| Area code | 292 |
| Patron | Nossa Senhora das Angústias |
| Website | http://www.cmhorta.pt |
Angústias (pronounced [ɐ̃.ˈguʃ.ti.ɐʃ]) is one of the three freguesias ("civil parishes") that comprise the urban area of the city of Horta, on the island of Faial in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. This is an economically active, densely populated area. The population in 2011 was 2,418, in an area of 3.79 km2. Due to its commercial nature, the parish is one of the island's primary destinations for tourism, due to the concentration of historical sights and shopping. It contains the localities Caminho do Meio, Courelas, Pasteleiro, Port Pim, Termo da Igreja and Vigia.