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There is also Ribeira Grande in Cape Verde, see Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde Ribeira Grande (Portuguese for great stream) is a municipality in the island of Santo Antão of the Barlavento in Cape Verde. ...

Ribeira Grande
Coat of Arms Map
coat of Arms Map of Ribeira Grande
Statistics
District: São Miguel
Population: 28,462 2001
Area: 179.5 km²
Density 158.56/km²
Number of parishes: 14
Mayor: Artur Hintze Ribeiro

Ribeira Grande (Portuguese for large river) is a city on the southwest-central part of São Miguel Island in the Azores It has a population of 28,482 (as of 2001). The downtown population is around 5,300. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links RGR1. ... Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links LocalRibeiraGrande. ... Jump to: navigation, search Districts are a form of local government in several countries. ... São Miguel on a NASA satellite photo, with North to the top. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Murray River in Australia. ... São Miguel on a NASA satellite photo, with North to the top. ... Jump to: navigation, search Location Motto of the autonomous region: Antes morrer livres que em paz sujeitos (Portuguese: Rather die free than peacefully subjected) Official language Portuguese Capitals Ponta Delgada (Presidency of the autonomous government), Angra do Heroísmo (Supreme Court), Horta (Legislative Assembly) Other towns Praia da Vitória... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...


Ribeira Grande is located northeast of Ponta Delgada and is linked with a mountainous road connecting Ponta Delgada, the western part of the island and Furnas, Povoação and the eastern part of the island to the east and to the north especially areas that are away from the Atlantic Ocean. The mountains are to the east. Most of the mountains are covered with forests and are grassy in both lower and higher elevations. The rest of the land are made up of agricultural lands and some forests. Furnas is a parish in the district of Povoação in the Azores. ... Povoação (Portuguese for of the fields) is a city on the southern part of São Miguel Island in the Azores It has a population of 6,726 (as of 2001). ...

  • Location:
    • Latitude: 37 N
    • Longitude: 25 W
  • Altitude: 35 m (118 ft)

The tallest mountain is Pico da Barrosa (947 m). The highest temperatures can reach as high as 23.8°C.


Ribeira Grande has schools, a lyceum, a gymnasium, banks, a post office, a small port and squares or plazas (praça). In the United States and elsewhere, a town square is an area in the middle of a traditional town consisting of a park or plaza and surrounded by small shops. ...


The 14 parishes of Lagoa include:

The largest parish in population and density is Rabo de Peixe smallest parish in population is São Brás. The leastly populated parish in density and population is Lomba de São Pedro. The largest parish is Maia and the smallest is Calhetas. The highest parish is Lomba da Maia. Calhetas is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. ... Jump to: navigation, search Conceição is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. ... Jump to: navigation, search Fenais da Ajuda is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. ... Lomba da Maia is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. ... Jump to: navigation, search Lomba de São Pedro (meaning the Hill of Saint Peter) is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. ... Jump to: navigation, search Maia is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. ... Jump to: navigation, search Matriz is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. ... Pico da Pedra (Portuguese for peak of the rock) is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. ... Jump to: navigation, search Porto Formoso is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. ... Jump to: navigation, search Rabo de Peixe (last part, Portuguese for fish) is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ribeira Seca (Portuguese for dry river) is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ribeirinha is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. ... Jump to: navigation, search Santa Bárbara (Portuguese for Saint Barbara) is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. ... Jump to: navigation, search São Brás (Portuguese for Saint Blas) is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. ...


Settlements and geographic areas

Name Latitude Longitude Elevation Map links
Lomba de Baixo 37.85 (37°51') N 25.31667 (25°19') E 64 m (213 ft) Street map from Mapquest, Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver

External links




North: Atlantic Ocean
West: Ponta Delgada
Ribeira Grande East: Nordeste
Southwest: Lagoa South: Vila Franca do Campo Southeast: Povoação


 

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