Santa Bárbara (Ribeira Grande)

Civil parish in Azores, Portugal

Santa Bárbara

Civil parish

Coat of arms

Santa Bárbara

Location in the Azores

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Santa Bárbara

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Coordinates: 37°47′58″N 25°32′1″W﻿ / ﻿37.79944°N 25.53361°W﻿ / 37.79944; -25.53361
Country|  Portugal
Auton. region| Azores
Island| São Miguel
Municipality| Ribeira Grande
Established| Settlement: c. 1522
Parish: 10 April 1736
Civil parish: June 1971
Area

• Total

| 12.84 km2 (4.96 sq mi)
Elevation

| 88 m (289 ft)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 1,275
• Density| 99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC−01:00 (AZOT)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code|

9600-420

Area code| 292
Patron| Nossa Senhora das Vitórias
Website| freguesiasantabarbara.pt

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.

## References

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1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. ^ Eurostat