Matriz (Ribeira Grande)

Matriz
Civil Parish
The garden Ribeira dos Moinhos alongside Ribeira Grande, part of the parish of Matriz in Ribeira Grande
Official name: Freguesia da Matriz
Name origin: Portuguese for birthplace or origin
Country  Portugal
Autonomous Region  Azores
Island São Miguel
Municipality Ribeira Grande
Localities Bairro de Santa Luzia, Caldeiras, Matriz
Center Matriz
 - elevation 34 m (112 ft)
 - coordinates 37°49′24″N 25°31′13″W / 37.82333°N 25.52028°W / 37.82333; -25.52028Coordinates: 37°49′24″N 25°31′13″W / 37.82333°N 25.52028°W / 37.82333; -25.52028
Highest point Vereda do Mulato
 - elevation 853 m (2,799 ft)
 - coordinates 37°46′54″N 25°27′16″W / 37.78167°N 25.45444°W / 37.78167; -25.45444
Lowest point Sea Level
 - location Atlantic Ocean
Area 10.84 km2 (4 sq mi)
 - water 1.53 km2 (1 sq mi)
 - urban 1.16 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population 3,968 (2011)
Density 366/km2 (948/sq mi)
LAU Junta Freguesia
 - location Rua Prior Evaristo C. Gouveia
 - elevation 33 m (108 ft)
 - coordinates 37°49′26″N 25°31′9″W / 37.82389°N 25.51917°W / 37.82389; -25.51917
President Junta Maria de Lurdes Teixeira Moreira Alfinete
President Assembleia Bernardete de Lourdes Melo Simas Couto
Timezone Azores (UTC-1)
 - summer (DST) Azores (UTC0)
Postal Zone 9600-572
Area Code & Prefix (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Patron Saint Nossa Senhora da Estrela
Wikimedia Commons: Matriz (Ribeira Grande)
Website: http://www.jfmatriz.com/
Geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

Matriz is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 3,968,[1] in an area of 10.84 km².[2] It is situated on the north coast of the island. Together with the parish Conceição, it forms the town Ribeira Grande.

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