Maia

Maia is a civil parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande in the archipelago of the . The population in 2011 was 1,900, in an area of 21.97 km². Maia is the largest parish by area in Ribeira Grande.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Cha Gorreana Tea Factory and Church of Nossa Senhora da Graça.

Museum
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Gorreana is a Portuguese company headquartered in , . It is the oldest surviving tea plantation in Europe and one of only two still operating in the Azores.

Church
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is situated 3 km west of Maia.

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is situated 4 km south of Maia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porto Formoso and Furnas.

Village
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is a civil parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande in the archipelago of the . The population in 2011 was 1,265, in an area of 12.79 km2. is situated 3 km west of Maia.

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is a village in the archipelago on the island of , and was home to 1,450 people in 2011. It is famous for its geothermal activity.

Maia

Latitude
37.82671° or 37° 49′ 36″ north
Longitude
-25.39388° or 25° 23′ 38″ west
Population
1,900
Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
899PRJG4+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 293229697
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3372901
Wiki­data ID
Q980072
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Maia” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Maia”
  • Catalan: “Maia”
  • Cebuano: “Maia”
  • Chechen: “Мая (Рибейра-Гранди)”
  • Chechen: “Мая”
  • Chinese: “Maia”
  • Dutch: “Maia (Ribeira Grande)”
  • Dutch: “Maia”
  • French: “Maia”
  • Galician: “Maia”
  • German: “Maia”
  • Malay: “Maia (Ribeira Grande)”
  • Malay: “Maia”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Maia”
  • Portuguese: “Maia (Ribeira Grande)”
  • Portuguese: “Maia”
  • Russian: “Майа”
  • Russian: “Мая”
  • Spanish: “Maia”
  • Tatar: “Мая (Рибейра-Гранди)”
  • Tatar: “Мая”
  • Turkish: “Maia”
  • Urdu: “مایا (ربیرہ گرانڈے)”
  • Urdu: “مایا”
  • Vietnamese: “Maia”
  • “Maia”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Zona Oriental do Concelho da Ribeira Grande and Museu Tabaco da Maia.

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