- Ribeira Quente
Ribeira Quente is a parish ("freguesia") in the municipality of
Povoação in theAzores . The population in2001 is 798, its density is 80.8/km² and the area is 9.88 km². Ribeira Quente is the smallest in area, the lowest and the southernmost parish in Povoação. It is slightly located about nearly 6 km from the famous geysers of Furnas. The main industry are agriculture. It is connected with a road linking Ponta Delgada, Lagoa along with Ribeira Grande and the town seat. It is located E of Lagoa, SE ofRibeira Grande and W of the municipal seat. TheAtlantic Ocean is to the south. The mountains are to the north and farmlands are in the central part. Most of the parish are mountainous.Nearest parishes
*Furnas, ~7km to the north by road
*Povoação, ~12km to the east by roadGeography
*Location:
**Latitude: 37.7733 (27°44') N
**Longitude: 25. (25°18') W
*Altitude:
**Lowest and centre: Atlantic OceanRibeira Quente has a school, fishing port, a lyceum, a gymnasia, a church and a square ("
praça ").External links
*Map and aerial photos
** [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=37.7733&longitude=-25.3&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest]
** [http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-25.3&lat=37.7733&w=750&h=500 Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver]
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