Conceição

Conceição is a freguesia in the district of Ribeira Grande in the . The population in 2011 was 2,425, in an area of 12.73 km². It is situated on the north coast of the island.
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  • Type: Locality with 2,430 residents
  • Description: civil parish in Ribeira Grande
  • Also known as: “Ribeira Grande”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Água de Pau Massif and Termas das Caldeiras da Ribeira Grande.

Volcano
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is a stratovolcanic complex, located in the central part of the island of , in the archipelago of the . More recognizable for the at its centre, the volcanic complex includes centuries of geomorphological structures that include lava domes, cones and encrusted lava flows that have marked its history from, the last, 45,000 years BC. is situated 3½ km southeast of Conceição.

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Lake
Photo: Apeto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lagoa do Fogo is a crater lake within the stratovolcano in the center of the island of in the archipelago of the . is situated 4 km southeast of Conceição.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include São Miguel.

Photo: Apeto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the largest and most populous island of the archipelago. Portuguese for Saint Michael, the island is also known by locals as "The Green Island". Most visitors arriving in the Azores will pass through .

Conceição

Latitude
37.7921° or 37° 47′ 32″ north
Longitude
-25.4975° or 25° 29′ 51″ west
Population
2,430
Elevation
245 metres (804 feet)
Open location code
899PQGR3+V2
Geo­Names ID
8013458
Wiki­data ID
Q2346236
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Satellite Map

Discover Conceição from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Conceição” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Conceição”
  • Asturian: “Ribeira Grande”
  • Cebuano: “Ribeira Grande”
  • Chechen: “Консейсан (Рибейра-Гранде)”
  • Chechen: “Консейсан”
  • Chinese: “Conceição”
  • Dutch: “Conceicao (Ribeira Grande)”
  • Dutch: “Conceição”
  • French: “Conceição”
  • German: “Conceição (Ribeira Grande)”
  • German: “Conceição”
  • Malay: “Conceição”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Conceição”
  • Portuguese: “Conceicao (Ribeira Grande)”
  • Portuguese: “Conceição (Ribeira Grande)”
  • Portuguese: “Conceição”
  • Portuguese: “Ribeira Grande (Conceicao)”
  • Portuguese: “Ribeira Grande (Conceição)”
  • Russian: “Консейсан”
  • Spanish: “Conceição”
  • Tatar: “Консейсан (Рибейра-Гранде)”
  • Tatar: “Консейсан”
  • Turkish: “Conceição”
  • Urdu: “کونسیساو (ربائرا گرانڈے)”
  • Urdu: “کونسیساو”
  • “Ribeira Grande (Conceição)”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Caldeiras and Gramas.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Salto El Cabrito and Centro de Interpretação Ambiental da Caldeira Velha.

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