Ribeira Seca (Calheta)

Ribeira Seca
Civil Parish
View of the coastal zone of Ribeira Seca, with the village of Lourais in the distance.
Coat of arms
Official name: Freguesia de Ribeira Seca
Name origin: Portuguese for dry stream
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Azores
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°WCoordinates: 38°35′53″N 27°58′48″W / 38.59806°N 27.98000°W
Highest point Pico dos Frades
 - elevation 946 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)
Area 53.77 km2 (21 sq mi)
 - water .08 km2 (0 sq mi)
 - urban 1.41 km2 (1 sq mi)
Population 1,025 (2011)
Density 19 / km2 (49 / sq mi)
LAU Junta Freguesia
 - location Grutão Seco
 - 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)
Postal Zone 9850-219
Area Code & Prefix (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Demonym Ribeira-sequense
Patron Saint São Tiago Maior
Wikimedia Commons: Ribeira Seca (Calheta)
Geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

Ribeira Seca is a parish in the municipality of Calheta in the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,025,[1] in an area of 53.77 km².[2]

Architecture

Parochial church of São Tiago Maior, named for the Apostle James.

Civic

Religious


References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. Eurostat
  3. Nóe, Paula (2012), SIPA, ed., Solar dos Noronhas (IPA.00033680/PT071902040009) (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA –Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, retrieved 3 January 2015