Santa Bárbara | ||
Civil Parish | ||
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Official name: Freguesia de Santa Bárbara | ||
Name origin: Portuguese for Saint Barbara | ||
Country | Portugal | |
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Autonomous Region | Azores | |
Island | São Miguel | |
Municipality | Ribeira Grande | |
Localities | Chavinha, Courela, Diogo, Santa Bárbara | |
Center | Santa Bárbara | |
- elevation | 88 m (289 ft) | |
- coordinates | 37°47′58″N 25°32′1″W / 37.79944°N 25.53361°WCoordinates: 37°47′58″N 25°32′1″W / 37.79944°N 25.53361°W | |
Highest point | Ribeira do Verde Tinto | |
- location | Serra de Água de Pau | |
- elevation | 675 m (2,215 ft) | |
- coordinates | 37°46′5″N 25°30′43″W / 37.76806°N 25.51194°W | |
Lowest point | Sea Level | |
- location | Atlantic Ocean | |
Area | 12.84 km2 (5 sq mi) | |
- urban | .37 km2 (0 sq mi) | |
Population | 1,275 (2011) | |
Density | 99/km2 (256/sq mi) | |
Settlement | c. 1522 | |
- Parish | 10 April 1736 | |
- Civil Parish | June 1971 | |
LAU | Junta Freguesia | |
- location | Rua Nossa Senhora das Vitórias | |
- elevation | 84 m (276 ft) | |
- coordinates | 37°47′59″N 25°31′58″W / 37.79972°N 25.53278°W | |
President Junta | Miguel Melo Sousa | |
President Assembleia | Nelson da Costa | |
Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) | |
- summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) | |
Postal Zone | 9600-420 | |
Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX | |
Patron Saint | Nossa Senhora das Vitórias | |
Website: http://fsbarbara.no.sapo.pt | ||
Geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) |
Santa Bárbara (Portuguese for Saint Barbara) is a parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,275, in an area of 12.84 km².