Ribeira Seca (Vila Franca do Campo)

Ribeira Seca
Civil Parish
Official name: Freguesia de Ribeira Seca
Name origin: Portuguese for dry stream
Country	Portugal
Autonomous Region	Azores
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 / 37.72139; -25.42333Coordinates: 37°43′17″N 25°25′24″W / 37.72139°N 25.42333°W / 37.72139; -25.42333
Highest point	Areeiro
- elevation	574 m (1,883 ft)
- coordinates	37°45′29″N 25°25′40″W / 37.75806°N 25.42778°W / 37.75806; -25.42778
Lowest point	Sea Level
- location	Atlantic Ocean
Area	5.53 km2 (2 sq mi)
- water	.00 km2 (0 sq mi)
- urban	.34 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population	1,106 (2011)
Density	200/km2 (518/sq mi)
Settlement	fl. 1500
- Parish	fl. 1900
- Civil Parish	13 June 2002
LAU	Junta Freguesia
- location	Rua da Palmeira
President Junta	Dinarte José Resendes Sardinha (PS)
President Assembleia	Arsénio Chaves Puim (PS)
Timezone	Azores (UTC-1)
- summer (DST)	Azores (UTC0)
Postal Zone	9680-021
Area Code & Prefix	(+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Patron Saint	São João Baptiste
Wikimedia Commons: Ribeira Seca (Vila Franca do Campo)
Website: http://www.jfribeiraseca.com/
Geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

Ribeira Seca (Portuguese for "dry stream") is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo on the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,106,^[1] in an area of 5.53 km².^[2]

History

In June 2002, the civil parish was divided from the neighbouring parish of São Miguel to form its own autonomous local authority.

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