Quatro Ribeiras

Quatro Riberias
Civil Parish
The northern coast of Quatro Ribeiras, as seen from the Miradouro dos Moinhos English: Lookout of the Windmills)
Official name: Freguesia das Quatro Ribeiras
Name origin: Portuguese for four streams
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Azores
Island Terceira
Municipality Praia da Vitória
Localities Boqueiro, Canada do Cruzeiro, Canada do Saco, Canada do Velho, Farroco, Quatro Ribeiras, Rebentão do Bom Jesus
Center Quatro Ribeiras
 - elevation 52 m (171 ft)
 - coordinates 38°47′24″N 27°13′28″W / 38.79000°N 27.22444°W / 38.79000; -27.22444Coordinates: 38°47′24″N 27°13′28″W / 38.79000°N 27.22444°W / 38.79000; -27.22444
Highest point Pico Alto
 - location Biscoito da Ferraria
 - elevation 791 m (2,595 ft)
 - coordinates 38°45′20″N 27°12′51″W / 38.75556°N 27.21417°W / 38.75556; -27.21417
Lowest point Sea level
 - location Atlantic Ocean
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Area 12.83 km2 (5 sq mi)
 - water .00 km2 (0 sq mi)
 - urban .29 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population 394 (2011)
Density 31 / km2 (80 / sq mi)
LAU Junta Freguesia
 - location Estrada Regional ao Cruzeiro
 - coordinates 38°47′27″N 27°13′4″W / 38.79083°N 27.21778°W / 38.79083; -27.21778
President Junta Rui Fernandes Nobre de Castro (PS)
Timezone Azores (UTC-1)
 - summer (DST) Azores (UTC0)
Postal Zone 9760-351
Area Code & Prefix (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Location of the parish seat of Quatro Ribeiras on the island of Terceira
Wikimedia Commons: Quatro Ribeiras (Praia da Vitória)
Website: http://www.jf4ribeiras.com/
Geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

Quatro Ribeiras is a civil parish in the municipality of Praia da Vitoria on the northern coast of the Portuguese island of Terceira in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 394,[1] in an area of 12.83 km².[2] It is the least populous parish in the municipality.

Situated on a rocky massif by seaside, this locality is crossed by four streams - Ribeira Grande, Ribeira Pequena, Ribeira Seca and Ribeira do Almeida -, thus the name Quatro Ribeiras.

History

According to the chronicles, it was one of the first settlements of the island. Built in devotion to Santa Beatriz, one of the first churches of the island was built here in the fifteenth century.

Natural Heritage

Architectural Heritage

References

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