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Santa Bárbara (Ribeira Grande)

Coordinates: 37°47′58″N 25°32′1″W / 37.79944°N 25.53361°W / 37.79944; -25.53361
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Santa Bárbara
Coat of arms of Santa Bárbara
Santa Bárbara is located in Azores
Santa Bárbara
Santa Bárbara
Location in the Azores
Santa Bárbara is located in São Miguel
Santa Bárbara
Santa Bárbara
Santa Bárbara (São Miguel)
Coordinates: 37°47′58″N 25°32′1″W / 37.79944°N 25.53361°W / 37.79944; -25.53361
Country Portugal
Auton. regionAzores
IslandSão Miguel
MunicipalityRibeira Grande
EstablishedSettlement: c. 1522
Parish: 10 April 1736
Civil parish: June 1971
Area
 • Total12.84 km2 (4.96 sq mi)
Elevation
88 m (289 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,275
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−01:00 (AZOT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC±00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code
9600-420
Area code292
PatronNossa Senhora das Vitórias
Websitefreguesiasantabarbara.pt

Santa Bárbara (Portuguese for Saint Barbara) is a parish in the municipality of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 1,275,[1] in an area of 12.84 km2.[2] It contains the localities Chavinha, Courela, Diogo and Santa Bárbara.

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