Conceição (Ribeira Grande)
| Conceição | |
| Civil Parish | |
 The northern margin of Lagoa do Fogo (foreground), on the southern border of the parish | |
| Official name: Freguesia da Conceição | |
| Name origin: Portuguese for conception | |
| Country |  Portugal |
|---|---|
| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
| Island | São Miguel |
| Municipality | Ribeira Grande |
| Localities | Caldeiras, Conceição |
| Center | Conceição |
| - elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°49′7″N 25°31′35″W / 37.81861°N 25.52639°WCoordinates: 37°49′7″N 25°31′35″W / 37.81861°N 25.52639°W |
| Highest point | |
| - location | Barrosa |
| - elevation | 777 m (2,549 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°46′10″N 25°29′42″W / 37.76944°N 25.49500°W |
| Lowest point | Sea Level |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Area | 12.73 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| - water | 1.59 km2 (1 sq mi) |
| - urban | .61 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,425 (2011) |
| Density | 190 / km2 (492 / sq mi) |
| LAU | Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Rua de São Sebastião |
| - elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°49′11″N 25°31′22″W / 37.81972°N 25.52278°W |
| President Junta | Mário Miguel Rodrigues Furtado (PS) |
| President Assembleia | Maria Helena Soares de Sousa (PS) |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| Postal Zone | 9600-538 |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
| Patron Saint | Nossa Senhora da Conceição |
| Wikimedia Commons: Conceição (Ribeira Grande) | |
| Website: http://www.jfconceicao.ifreg.pt | |
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
Conceição is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 2,425,[1] in an area of 12.73 km².[2] It is situated on the north coast of the island. Together with the parish Matriz, it forms the old core of the town Ribeira Grande.
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