| Salga | |
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | |
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The lookout at Salto da Farinha, in the parish of Salga, showing the interior river-valley
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| Official name: Freguesia da Salga | |
| Country | Portugal |
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| Autonomous Region | Azores |
| Group | Central |
| Island | São Miguel |
| Municipality | Nordeste |
| Center | Salga |
| - elevation | 220 m (722 ft) |
| - coordinates | |
| Highest point | Espigão dos Oveiras |
| - location | Planalto dos Gramihais, Salga, Nordeste |
| - elevation | 860.95 m (2,825 ft) |
| - coordinates | |
| Lowest point | Sea Level |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Length | 7.98 km (5 mi), Northwest-Southeast |
| Width | 1.85 km (1 mi), Southwest-Northeast |
| Area | 7.7 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| - land | 7.52 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| - urban | .18 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 550 (2001) |
| Density | 71.43 / km2 (185 / sq mi) |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Rua Direita, Salga, Nordeste |
| - elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
| - coordinates | |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- |
| Postal Zone | 9630-282 Salga |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
| Demonym | Micalense |
| Parish Address | Rua Direita, 7 9630-282 Salga |
| Wikimedia Commons: Salga (Ponta Delgada) | |
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
Salga is a parish in the municipality of Nordeste in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 550, its density is 71.43/km² and the area is 7.7 km². It is located 1 km E of Achadinha, E of Ribeira Grande and W of Nordeste. The main industry is agriculture. It is connected with a road linking Ribeira Grande and Nordeste. The Atlantic Ocean is to the north. The mountains are to the south. The parish of Ribeira Grande is about 500 m W.
Salga has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasia, a church and a square (praça).