Ribeira Grande

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There is also Ribeira Grande in Cape Verde, see Ribeira Grande, Cape Verde

Ribeira Grande

Municipal coat of arms

Subdivisions of Portugal>Location
- Region
- Subregion
- District or A.R.
A.R. of Azores
A.R. of Azores
A.R. of Azores
Mayor
- List_of_political_parties_in_Portugal>Party Ricardo Moniz Silva
PS
Area 180.2 km²
Population
- Total
- Density
29,318
163/km²
No. of freguesia>parishes 14
Coordinates [37º49'N 25º31'W]
Municipal holiday Saint Peter
June 29
Website: http://www.cm-ribeiragrande.pt
Ribeira Grande (pron. IPA [ʁi'βɐiɾɐ 'gɾɐ̃ð(ɨ)] Portuguese for river) is a municipality on the central part of São Miguel Island in the Azores with a population of 29,318 inhabitans. The seat of the municipality is the city of Ribeira Grande with a population of 5,300 inhabitants.

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.

Parishes

The 14 parishes of Ribeira Grande are:

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.

External links

Municipalities of the Azores Autonomous Region

Corvo:	Corvo
Faial:	Horta
Flores:	Lajes das Flores · Santa Cruz das Flores
Graciosa:	Santa Cruz da Graciosa
Pico:	Lajes do Pico · Madalena · São Roque do Pico
Santa Maria:	Vila do Porto
São Jorge:	Calheta · Velas
São Miguel:	Lagoa · Nordeste · Ponta Delgada · Povoação · Ribeira Grande · Vila Franca do Campo
Terceira:	Angra do Heroísmo · Vila da Praia da Vitória

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