Ribeira Seca (Vila Franca do Campo)
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| Ribeira Seca | |
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | |
| Official name: Freguesia de Ribeira Seca | |
| Name origin: ribeira seca Portuguese compound word for dry ravine | |
| Country |  Portugal |
|---|---|
| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
| Group | Central |
| 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 |
| Highest point | Areeiro |
| - elevation | 574.22 m (1,884 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°45′29″N 25°25′40″W / 37.75806°N 25.42778°W |
| Lowest point | Sea Level |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Length | 1.41 km (1 mi), West-East |
| Width | 5.07 km (3 mi), North-South |
| Area | 5.53 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| - land | 5.19 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| - water | .00 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| - urban | .34 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Settlement | fl. 1500 |
| - Parish | fl. 1900 |
| - Civil Parish | 13 June 2002 |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Rua da Palmeira, Ribeira Seca, Vila Franca do Campo |
| President Junta | Dinarte José Resendes Sardinha (PS) |
| President Assembleia | Arsénio Chaves Puim (PS) |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- |
| Postal Zone | 9680-021 Ribeira Seca |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
| Demonym | Micalense |
| Patron Saint | São João Baptiste |
| Parish Address | Rua da Palmeira, 68 9680-021 Ribeira Seca |
| Wikimedia Commons: Ribeira Seca (Vila Franca do Campo) | |
| Website: http://www.jfribeiraseca.com/ | |
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
Ribeira Seca (Portuguese for dry river) is a parish in the district of Vila Franca do Campo in the Azores.
[edit] History
On June 2002, the parish was split from the neighboring São Miguel. Prior to that was a settlement and a subdivision.
[edit] Geography
Ribeira Seca has a small school, a church and a square (praça).
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