Doze Ribeiras

Civil parish in Azores, Portugal

38°42′58″N 27°21′39″W / 38.71611°N 27.36083°W / 38.71611; -27.36083Country

PortugalAuton. regionAzoresIslandTerceiraMunicipalityAngra do HeroísmoArea

• Total10.41 km² (4.02 sq mi)Elevation

237 m (778 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total513 • Density49/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−01:00 (AZOT) • Summer (DST)UTC±00:00 (AZOST)Postal code

9700 – 339

Area code292PatronSão Jorge

Doze Ribeiras is a civil parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira in Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 513,^[1] in an area of 10.41 km².^[2]

Architecture

The traditional architecture of Doze Ribeiras resembles much of the rural homes of the western Terceira region, generally constructed around a single floor, many white-washed homes, bordered by multi-coloured trim at the corners, doors and windows.

Church of São Jorge (Portuguese: Igreja Paroquial de Doze Ribeiras/Igreja de São Jorge)^[3]
Império of Holy Spirit of Terreiro Portuguese: Império do Espírito Santo das Doze Ribeiras/Império do Terreiro^[4]

References

^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
^ Eurostat Archived September 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
^ Noé, Paula (2010), SIPA (ed.), Igreja Paroquial de Doze Ribeiras/Igreja de São Jorge (IPA.00029065/PT071901020059) (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, retrieved 5 June 2016
^ Noé, Paula (2012), SIPA (ed.), Igreja Paroquial de Altares/Igreja de São Roque (IPA.00033774/PT071901020076) (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, retrieved 5 June 2016