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Doze Ribeiras

Coordinates: 38°42′58″N 27°21′39″W / 38.71611°N 27.36083°W / 38.71611; -27.36083
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Doze Ribeiras
Império do Espírito Santo
Império do Espírito Santo
Doze Ribeiras is located in Azores
Doze Ribeiras
Doze Ribeiras
Location in the Azores
Doze Ribeiras is located in Terceira
Doze Ribeiras
Doze Ribeiras
Doze Ribeiras (Terceira)
Coordinates: 38°42′58″N 27°21′39″W / 38.71611°N 27.36083°W / 38.71611; -27.36083
Country Portugal
Auton. regionAzores
IslandTerceira
MunicipalityAngra do Heroísmo
Area
 • Total10.41 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
Elevation
237 m (778 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total513
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−01:00 (AZOT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC±00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code
9700 – 339
Area code292
PatronSão Jorge

Doze Ribeiras is a civil parish in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira in Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 513,[1] in an area of 10.41 km².[2]

Architecture

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The traditional architecture of Doze Ribeiras resembles much of the rural homes of the western Terceira region, generally constructed around a single floor, many white-washed homes, bordered by multi-coloured trim at the corners, doors and windows.

  • Church of São Jorge (Portuguese: Igreja Paroquial de Doze Ribeiras/Igreja de São Jorge)[3]
  • Império of Holy Spirit of Terreiro Portuguese: Império do Espírito Santo das Doze Ribeiras/Império do Terreiro[4]

References

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  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ Eurostat Archived September 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Noé, Paula (2010), SIPA (ed.), Igreja Paroquial de Doze Ribeiras/Igreja de São Jorge (IPA.00029065/PT071901020059) (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, retrieved 5 June 2016
  4. ^ Noé, Paula (2012), SIPA (ed.), Igreja Paroquial de Altares/Igreja de São Roque (IPA.00033774/PT071901020076) (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, retrieved 5 June 2016