Ribeira Seca | ||
Civil Parish | ||
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: Portuguese for dry stream | ||
Country | Portugal | |
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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 | |
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, in an area of 53.77 km².