Ribeirinha (Ribeira Grande)
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| Ribeirinha | |
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | |
 The vista of Ribeirinha, showing the spatter cone of Pico da Multa (center) and Pico Mocho (right)
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| Official name: Freguesia da Ribeirinha | |
| Name origin: ribeirinha, Portuguese for small ravine; ribeira (ravine) + -inha (diminutive) | |
| Country |  Portugal |
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| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
| Group | Central |
| Island | São Miguel |
| Municipality | Ribeira Grande |
| Localities | Gramas, Lameiro, Ribeirinha, Santa Rosa, Santo António |
| Center | Ribeirinha |
| - elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°49′31″N 25°29′23″W / 37.82528°N 25.48972°W |
| Highest point | Pastos da Margarida |
| - elevation | 843.4 m (2,767 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°47′22″N 25°26′32″W / 37.78944°N 25.44222°W |
| Lowest point | Sea Level |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Length | 8.61 km (5 mi), Northwest-Southeast |
| Width | 3.26 km (2 mi), Southwest-Northeast |
| Area | 18.0 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| - urban | .69 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,124 (2001) |
| Density | 118 / km2 (306 / sq mi) |
| Settlement | fl. 1500 |
| - Parish | fl. 1600 |
| - Civil Parish | 3 August 1948 |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Rua Aristides S. Gamboa, Ribeirinha, Ribeira Grande |
| - elevation | 79 m (259 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°49′32″N 25°29′48″W / 37.82556°N 25.49667°W |
| President Junta | José Carlos Paiva Garcia |
| President Assembleia | Paulo Jorge Pacheco Leite |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- |
| Postal Zone | 9600-323 Ribeirinha |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
| Demonym | Micalense |
| Patron Saint | Nossa Senhora da Anunciação |
| Parish Address | Rua Aristides S. Gamboa, 26 9600-323 Ribeirinha |
| Wikimedia Commons: Ribeirinha (Ribeira Grande) | |
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
Ribeirinha is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 2124, its density is 118/km² and the area is 18 km².
[edit] Geography
Ribeirinha has a school, and a square (praça).
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