Santa Bárbara (Ribeira Grande) Explained

Type:parish
Santa Bárbara
Region:Azores
Island:São Miguel
Municipality:Ribeira Grande
Coordinates:37.7994°N -25.5336°W
Established Date:Settlement: c. 1522
Parish: 10 April 1736
Civil parish: June 1971
Area Total Km2:12.84
Elevation M:88
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:1275
Postal Code:9600-420
Area Code:292
Patron:Nossa Senhora das Vitórias

Santa Bárbara (Portuguese for Saint Barbara) is a parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,275,[1] in an area of 12.84 km2.[2] It contains the localities Chavinha, Courela, Diogo and Santa Bárbara.

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