Ribeira Seca (Vila Franca do Campo)
| Ribeira Seca | |
| Civil Parish | |
| Official name: Freguesia de Ribeira Seca | |
| Name origin: Portuguese for dry stream | |
| Country |  Portugal |
|---|---|
| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
| Island | São Miguel |
| Municipality | Vila Franca do Campo |
| Center | Ribeira Seca |
| - elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°43′17″N 25°25′24″W / 37.72139°N 25.42333°WCoordinates: 37°43′17″N 25°25′24″W / 37.72139°N 25.42333°W |
| Highest point | Areeiro |
| - elevation | 574 m (1,883 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°45′29″N 25°25′40″W / 37.75806°N 25.42778°W |
| Lowest point | Sea Level |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Area | 5.53 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| - water | .00 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| - urban | .34 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,106 (2011) |
| Density | 200 / km2 (518 / sq mi) |
| Settlement | fl. 1500 |
| - Parish | fl. 1900 |
| - Civil Parish | 13 June 2002 |
| LAU | Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Rua da Palmeira |
| President Junta | Dinarte José Resendes Sardinha (PS) |
| President Assembleia | Arsénio Chaves Puim (PS) |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| Postal Zone | 9680-021 |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
| Patron Saint | São João Baptiste |
| Wikimedia Commons: Ribeira Seca (Vila Franca do Campo) | |
| Website: http://www.jfribeiraseca.com/ | |
| Geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
Ribeira Seca (Portuguese for "dry stream") is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo on the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,106,[1] in an area of 5.53 km².[2]
History
In June 2002, the civil parish was divided from the neighbouring parish of São Miguel to form its own autonomous local authority.
References
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