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MarSantana is a Portuguese parish of the municipality of Nordeste, with 7.32 km² of area and 475 inhabitants (2011) and population density of 64.9 inhabitants km².
The parish of Santana is integrated in the Autonomous Region of the Azores, island of S. Miguel, in the municipality of Nordeste. His orago is, as the toponym itself indicates, Santana, celebrated in this parish in June.
Initially this parish was known as Feteira, given the abundance of fetuses that existed there, when the toponym was assigned.
Until 1960, Santana was administratively integrated in the parish of Achada, which, in 1820, became part of the municipality of Nordeste.
From the heritage collection of Satana are noteworthy, in addition to the Mother Church, its treatos (place where the saints are kept on the day of the holidays), as well as the various fountains, fishing viewpoint and the old lavatories.
This is an essentially rural parish, dedicating most of its inhabitants to agriculture and livestock. - REF: 326/T/03064
