Ribeirinha (Ribeira Grande)

Ribeirinha is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 2,349,[1] in an area of 17.98 km².[2] It contains the localities Gramas, Lameiro, Ribeirinha, Santa Rosa and Santo António.

Ribeirinha
The vista of Ribeirinha, showing the spatter cone of Pico da Multa (center) and Pico Mocho (right)
Ribeirinha
Location in the Azores
Ribeirinha
Ribeirinha (São Miguel)
Coordinates: 37°49′31″N 25°29′23″W
Country Portugal
Auton. regionAzores
IslandSão Miguel
MunicipalityRibeira Grande
EstablishedSettlement: fl. 1500
Parish: fl. 1600
Civil parish: 3 August 1948
Area
  Total17.98 km2 (6.94 sq mi)
Elevation
109 m (358 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total2,349
  Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−01:00 (AZOT)
  Summer (DST)UTC±00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code
9600-323
Area code296
PatronSantíssimo Salvador do Mundo (Jesus)

References

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