Ribeira Seca (Calheta)
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| Ribeira Seca | ||
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | ||
 View of the coastal zone of Ribeira Seca, with the village of Lourais in the distance. | ||
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| Official name: Freguesia de Ribeira Seca | ||
| Name origin: ribeira seca Portuguese compound word for dry ravine | ||
| Country |  Portugal | |
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| Autonomous Region |  Azores | |
| Group | Central | |
| Island | São Jorge | |
| Municipality | Calheta | |
| Localities | Aveiro, Caldeira de Cima, Caminhos Novos, Canada de Baixo, Faja da Entre Ribeiras, Fajã da Figueira, Fajã da Fonte Nicolau, Fajã das Cubres, Fajã de Além, Fajã do Belo, Fajã do Sanguinhal, Fajã do Santo Cristo, Fajã dos Bodes, Fajã dos Vimes, Fajã Redonda, Grotão Fundo, Loiral de Baixo, Loiral de Cima, Lomba, Pojal, Portal, Ribeira Seca, São Bartolomeu, Silveira | |
| Center | Ribeira Seca | |
| - elevation | 96 m (315 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 38°35′53″N 27°58′48″W / 38.59806°N 27.98000°W | |
| Highest point | Pico dos Frades | |
| - elevation | 946.03 m (3,104 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 38°35′2″N 27°53′28″W / 38.58389°N 27.89111°W | |
| Lowest point | Sea level | |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean | |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | |
| Length | 11.84 km (7 mi), Northwest-Southeast | |
| Width | 5.76 km (4 mi), Southwest-Northeast | |
| Area | 53.77 km2 (21 sq mi) | |
| - land | 52.28 km2 (20 sq mi) | |
| - water | .08 km2 (0 sq mi) | |
| - urban | 1.41 km2 (1 sq mi) | |
| Population | 1,105 (2001) | |
| Density | 20.55 / km2 (53 / sq mi) | |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia | |
| - location | Grutão Seco, Ribeira Seca, Calheta | |
| - elevation | 77 m (253 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 38°35′52″N 27°58′44″W / 38.59778°N 27.97889°W | |
| President Junta | Décio Natálio Almada Pereira | |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) | |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) | |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- | |
| Postal Zone | 9850-219 Ribeira Seca | |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX | |
| Demonym | Jorgense; Ribeira-sequense | |
| Patron Saint | São Tiago Maior | |
| Parish Address | Grutão Seco 9850-219 Ribeira Seca | |
| Wikimedia Commons: Ribeira Seca (Calheta) | ||
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | ||
Ribeira Seca is a parish in the municipality of Calheta in the Portuguese Azores. In 2001, the population hovered around 1105, within an administrative area of 53.77 km² (density is 20.55/km²).
Parochial church of São Tiago Maior, named for the Apostle James.
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