Ribeira Seca (Vila Franca do Campo) explained

Type:parish
Ribeira Seca
Region:Azores
Island:São Miguel
Municipality:Vila Franca do Campo
Coordinates:37.7214°N -25.4233°W
Established Date:Settlement: fl. 1500
Parish: fl. 1900
Civil parish: 13 June 2002
Area Total Km2:5.53
Elevation M:51
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:1106
Postal Code:9680-021
Area Code:292
Patron:São João Baptiste

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/nuts_nomenclature/documents/PT-LAU.xls Eurostat