Ribeira Seca

Ribeira Seca is a village in Ribeira Seca, Calheta Municipality and has about 1,030 residents. Ribeira Seca is situated nearby to the hamlet Rua de Baixo, as well as near Grutão Seco.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Calheta and Fajã dos Vimes.

Calheta

Town

Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.

Calheta is a municipality on the island of São Jorge, in the Portuguese autonomous region of Azores. The municipality includes the eastern portion of the island of São Jorge and borders the municipality of Velas. Calheta is situated 3½ km west of Ribeira Seca.

Fajã dos Vimes

Hamlet

Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.

The Fajã dos Vimes is a permanent debris field, known as a fajã, built from the collapsing cliffs on the south coast of the civil parish of Ribeira Seca, in the municipality of Calheta, island of São Jorge, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Fajã dos Vimes is situated 4½ km east of Ribeira Seca.

Lagoa da Fajã dos Cubres

Hamlet

Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.

Lagoa da Fajã dos Cubres is a lagoon located in the parish of Ribeira Seca, on the north coast of the Portuguese island of São Jorge. The lagoon was listed along with Lagoa da Caldeira as a "Wetland of International Importance" under the Ramsar Convention in 2005. Lagoa da Fajã dos Cubres is situated 5 km north of Ribeira Seca.

Ribeira Seca

Type: Village with 1,030 residents
Category: locality
Location: Ribeira Seca, Calheta Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude

38.5977° or 38° 35′ 52″ north

Longitude

-27.97951° or 27° 58′ 46″ west

Population

1,030

Elevation

152 metres (499 feet)

Open location code

89CJH2XC+35

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5419147957

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

3372698

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