Ribeira Seca is a ''
freguesia
''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as " parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former ...
'' ("civil parish") in the municipality of
Calheta in the
Portuguese
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** Port ...
Azores
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, motto=
( en, "Rather die free than subjected in peace")
, anthem=( en, "Anthem of the Azores")
, image_map=Locator_map_of_Azores_in_EU.svg
, map_alt=Location of the Azores within the European Union
, map_caption=Location of the Azores wi ...
. The population in 2011 was 1,025, in an area of 53.77 km
2.
Eurostat
It contains the localities Aveiro, Caldeira de Cima, Caminhos Novos, Canada de Baixo, Faja da Entre Ribeiras, Fajã da Figueira, Fajã da Fonte Nicolau, Fajã das Cubres, Fajã de Além, Fajã do Belo, Fajã do Sanguinhal, Fajã do Santo Cristo, Fajã dos Bodes, Fajã dos Vimes, Fajã Redonda, Grotão Fundo, Loiral de Baixo, Loiral de Cima, Lomba, Pojal, Portal, Ribeira Seca, São Bartolomeu and Silveira.
Architecture
Civic
* Manorhouse of the Noronhas ( pt, Solar dos Noronhas), a 16th-century Baroque manorhouse, constructed by the prestigious Noronha family;
Religious
* Sanctuary of Santo Cristo da Caldeira ( pt, Capela do Santo Cristo da Caldeira/Santuário do Santo Cristo da Caldeira)
* Church of São Tiago ( pt, Igreja Paroquial de Ribeira Seca/Igreja de São Tiago)
References
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Freguesias of Calheta, Azores