Doze Ribeiras
| Doze Ribeiras | |
| Civil Parish | |
| Official name: Freguesia das Doze Ribeiras | |
| Name origin: Portuguese for twelve streams | |
| Country |  Portugal |
|---|---|
| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
| Island | Terceira |
| Municipality | Angra do Heroísmo |
| Center | Doze Ribeiras |
| - elevation | 237 m (778 ft) |
| - coordinates | 38°42′58″N 27°21′39″W / 38.71611°N 27.36083°WCoordinates: 38°42′58″N 27°21′39″W / 38.71611°N 27.36083°W |
| Highest point | Santa Bárbara |
| - elevation | 996 m (3,268 ft) |
| - coordinates | 38°44′18″N 27°19′29″W / 38.73833°N 27.32472°W |
| Lowest point | Sea Level |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Area | 10.41 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| - urban | .02 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 513 (2011) |
| Density | 49/km2 (127/sq mi) |
| LAU | Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Ribeira das Doze |
| - coordinates | 38°43′7″N 27°21′41″W / 38.71861°N 27.36139°W |
| President Junta | Paulo Agostinho Fagundes Cota (PS) |
| President Assembleia | Tarcísio Manuel Ávila Meneses (PS) |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| Postal Zone | 9700 – 339 |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
| Patron Saint | São Jorge |
| Wikimedia Commons: Doze Ribeiras (Angra do Heroísmo) | |
| Geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
Doze Ribeiras is a civil parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira in Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 513,[1] in an area of 10.41 km².[2]
Architecture
The traditional architecture of Doze Ribeiras resembles much of the rural homes of the western Terceira region, generally constructed around a single floor, many white-washed homes, bordered by multi-coloured trim at the corners, doors and windows.
- Church of São Jorge (Portuguese: Igreja Paroquial de Doze Ribeiras/Igreja de São Jorge)[3]
- Império of Holy Spirit of Terreiro Portuguese: Império do Espírito Santo das Doze Ribeiras/Império do Terreiro[4]
References
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ↑ Eurostat
- ↑ Noé, Paula (2010), SIPA, ed., Igreja Paroquial de Doze Ribeiras/Igreja de São Jorge (IPA.00029065/PT071901020059) (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, retrieved 5 June 2016
- ↑ Noé, Paula (2012), SIPA, ed., Igreja Paroquial de Altares/Igreja de São Roque (IPA.00033774/PT071901020076) (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, retrieved 5 June 2016
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