Doze Ribeiras

Doze Ribeiras
Civil parish
Império do Espírito Santo
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Coordinates: 38°42′58″N 27°21′39″W
Country	Portugal
Auton. region	Azores
Island	Terceira
Municipality	Angra do Heroísmo
Area
• Total	10.41 km^2 (4.02 sq mi)
Elevation	237 m (778 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	513
• Density	49/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−01:00 (AZOT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+00:00 (AZOST)
Postal code	9700 – 339
Area code	292
Patron	São 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

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

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