Matriz (Ribeira Grande)

Coordinates: 27°49′20″N 25°31′6″W / 27.82222°N 25.51833°W / 27.82222; -25.51833

Matriz
Civil Parish (Freguesia)
The garden Ribeira dos Moinhos alongside Ribeira Grande, part of the parish of Matriz in Ribeira Grande
Official name: Freguesia da Matriz
Name origin: matriz, Portuguese for birthplace or origin
Country	Portugal
Autonomous Region	Azores
Group	Central
Island	São Miguel
Municipality	Ribeira Grande
Localities	Bairro de Santa Luzia, Caldeiras, Matriz
Center	Matriz
- elevation	34 m (112 ft)
- coordinates	27°49′20″N 25°31′6″W / 27.82222°N 25.51833°W / 27.82222; -25.51833
Highest point	Vereda do Mulato
- elevation	853.4 m (2,800 ft)
- coordinates	37°46′54″N 25°27′16″W / 37.78167°N 25.45444°W / 37.78167; -25.45444
Lowest point	Sea Level
- location	Atlantic Ocean
Length	9.24 km (6 mi), Northwest-Southeast
Width	2.58 km (2 mi), Southwest-Northeast
Area	10.82 km2 (4 sq mi)
- land	8.13 km2 (3 sq mi)
- water	1.53 km2 (1 sq mi)
- urban	1.16 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population	3,552 (2001)
Density	328.28 / km2 (850 / sq mi)
LAU	Freguesia/Junta Freguesia
- location	Rua Prior Evaristo C. Gouveia, Matriz, Ribeira Grande
- elevation	33 m (108 ft)
- coordinates	37°49′26″N 25°31′9″W / 37.82389°N 25.51917°W / 37.82389; -25.51917
President Junta	Maria de Lurdes Teixeira Moreira Alfinete
President Assembleia	Bernardete de Lourdes Melo Simas Couto
Timezone	Azores (UTC-1)
- summer (DST)	Azores (UTC0)
ISO 3166-2 code	PT-
Postal Zone	9600-572 Matriz
Area Code & Prefix	(+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Demonym	Micalense
Patron Saint	Nossa Senhora da Estrela
Parish Address	Rua Prior Evaristo C. Gouveia 9600-572 Matriz
Wikimedia Commons: Matriz (Ribeira Grande)
Website: http://www.jfmatriz.com/
Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

Matriz is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 3552, its density is 328.3/km² and the area is 10.82 km².

Geography

Matriz has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasia, a church and a square (praça).