Salga

Salga is a parish in the district of Nordeste in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 550, its density is 64.3/km² and the area is 8.55 km². It is located 1 km E of Achadinha, E of Ribeira Grande and W of Nordeste. The main industry is agriculture. It is connected with a road linking Ribeira Grande and Nordeste. The Atlantic Ocean is to the north. The mountains are to the south. The parish of Ribeira Grande is about 500 m W.

Nearest parishes

*Achadinha, E
*Lomba de São Pedro, W

Salga: when an 's' is added, it quite often, in spanish, refers to asking another if they would go on a date with you

Geography

*Location:
**Latitude: 37.85 (37°51') N
**Longitude: 25.3 (25°18') W
*Altitude:
**Lowest: Atlantic Ocean
**Centre (parish): about 1 m (3 ft)
**Centre (location): 64 m (213 ft)

Salga has a school, 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=37.85&longitude=-25.3&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest]
** [http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-25.3&lat=37.85&w=750&h=500 Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver]