Quatro Ribeiras
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| Quatro Riberias | |
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | |
 The northern coast of Quatro Ribeiras, as seen from the Miradouro dos Moinhos English: Lookout of the Windmills)
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| Official name: Freguesia das Quatro Ribeiras | |
| Name origin: quatro ribeiras, Portuguese for four ravines | |
| Country |  Portugal |
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| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
| Group | Central |
| Island | Terceira |
| Municipality | Praia da Vitória |
| Localities | Boqueiro, Canada do Cruzeiro, Canada do Saco, Canada do Velho, Farroco, Quatro Ribeiras, Rebentão do Bom Jesus |
| Center | Quatro Ribeiras |
| - elevation | 52 m (171 ft) |
| - coordinates | 38°47′24″N 27°13′28″W / 38.79°N 27.22444°W |
| Highest point | Pico Alto |
| - location | Biscoito da Ferraria, Quatro Ribeiras, Praia da Vitória |
| - elevation | 791.24 m (2,596 ft) |
| - coordinates | 38°45′20″N 27°12′51″W / 38.75556°N 27.21417°W |
| Lowest point | Sea level |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 3.65 km (2 mi), West-East |
| Width | 8.00 km (5 mi), Southwest-Northeast |
| Area | 12.83 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| - land | 12.54 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| - water | .00 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| - urban | .29 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 423 (2001) |
| Density | 32.95 / km2 (85 / sq mi) |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Estrada Regional ao Cruzeiro, Quatro Ribeiras, Praia da Vitória |
| - elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
| - coordinates | 38°47′27″N 27°13′4″W / 38.79083°N 27.21778°W |
| President Junta | Rui Fernandes Nobre de Castro (PS) |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- |
| Postal Zone | 9760-351 Quatro Ribeiras |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
| Demonym | Terceirense |
| Parish Address | Estrada Regional ao Cruzeiro 9760-351 Quatro Ribeiras |
  Location of the parish seat of Quatro Ribeiras on the island of Terceira
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| Wikimedia Commons: Quatro Ribeiras (Praia da Vitória) | |
| Website: http://www.jf4ribeiras.com/ | |
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
Quatro Ribeiras is a civil parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitoria in the Portuguese island of Terceira in the Azores. Covering an area 12.83 km², in the northern coast of Terceira, its population was just over 423 inhabitants (approximately 32.95 residents per km²): it is the least populous parish in the municipality.
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