| Ribeirinha | ||
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | ||
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| Official name: Freguesia de Ribeirinha | ||
| Name origin: ribeirinha, Portuguese for small ravine | ||
| Country | Portugal | |
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| Autonomous Region | Azores | |
| Group | Central | |
| Island | Pico | |
| Municipality | Lajes do Pico | |
| Localities | Baixa, Biscoito, Ribeirinha, Terra Alta | |
| Center | Ribeirinha | |
| - elevation | 207 m (679 ft) | |
| - coordinates | ||
| Highest point | Cabecinho | |
| - location | Atalhada, Ribeirinha, Lajes do Pico | |
| - elevation | 516.96 m (1,696 ft) | |
| - coordinates | ||
| Lowest point | Sea level | |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean | |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | |
| Length | 5.29 km (3 mi), West-East | |
| Width | 2.59 km (2 mi), North-South | |
| Area | 9.18 km2 (4 sq mi) | |
| - land | 8.6 km2 (3 sq mi) | |
| - urban | .58 km2 (0 sq mi) | |
| Population | 411 (2001) | |
| Density | 44.77 / km2 (116 / sq mi) | |
| Settlement | 15 September 1980 | |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia | |
| - location | Largo do Império, Ribeirinha, Lajes do Pico | |
| President Junta | Antonino Lourenço Azevedo (PS) | |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) | |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) | |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- | |
| Postal Zone | 9930-336 Ribeirinha | |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX | |
| Demonym | Piquense; Ribeirinhense | |
| Patron Saint | Santo Antão | |
| Parish Address | Largo do Império, 92 9930-336 Ribeirinha |
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| Wikimedia Commons: Ribeirinha (Lajes do Pico) | ||
Ribeirinha is a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes do Pico in the Portuguese Autonomous Region of the Azores (and the only parish in the municipality to be totally on the northern coast of the island). The population in 2001 was 411 inhabitants, its density 47.4/km² and the area is 8.67 km²; it is the smallest parish in the municipality.
It was established in 1980, when it was carved from the neighboring civil parish of Piedade, which it shares its border on the eastern coast.