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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°W / 37.72139; -25.42333Coordinates: 37°43′17″N 25°25′24″W / 37.72139°N 25.42333°W / 37.72139; -25.42333
Highest point Areeiro
 - elevation 574 m (1,883 ft)
 - coordinates 37°45′29″N 25°25′40″W / 37.75806°N 25.42778°W / 37.75806; -25.42778
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
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, in an area of 5.53 km².

In June 2002, the civil parish was divided from the neighbouring parish of São Miguel to form its own autonomous local authority.


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