Ribeirinha (Lajes do Pico)

Coordinates: 38°26′18″N 28°5′17″W / 38.43833°N 28.08806°W / 38.43833; -28.08806
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Ribeirinha
Church of Ribeirinha
Church of Ribeirinha
Coat of arms of Ribeirinha
Location of Ribeirinha in the municipality of Lajes do Pico within Pico Island
Location of Ribeirinha in the municipality of Lajes do Pico within Pico Island
Coordinates: 38°26′18″N 28°5′17″W / 38.43833°N 28.08806°W / 38.43833; -28.08806
Country Portugal
Auton. regionAzores
IslandPico
MunicipalityLajes do Pico
EstablishedCivil parish: 15 September 1980
Area
 • Total8.49 km2 (3.28 sq mi)
Elevation
207 m (679 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total374
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−01:00 (AZOT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC±00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code
9930-336
Area code292
PatronSanto Antão

Ribeirinha is a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes do Pico in the Portuguese Autonomous Region of the Azores. It is the only parish in the municipality to be totally on the northern coast of the island. The population in 2011 was 374,[1] in an area of 8.49 km2.[2] It is the smallest parish in the municipality by area. It contains the localities Baixa, Biscoito, Ribeirinha and Terra Alta.

History[edit]

It was established in 1980, when it was carved from the neighboring civil parish of Piedade, with which it shares its border on the eastern coast.

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