Matriz (Ribeira Grande)

Matriz
Civil Parish
The garden Ribeira dos Moinhos alongside Ribeira Grande, part of the parish of Matriz in Ribeira Grande
Official name: Freguesia da Matriz
Name origin: Portuguese for birthplace or origin
Country	Portugal
Autonomous Region	Azores
Island	São Miguel
Municipality	Ribeira Grande
Localities	Bairro de Santa Luzia, Caldeiras, Matriz
Center	Matriz
- elevation	34 m (112 ft)
- coordinates	37°49′24″N 25°31′13″W / 37.82333°N 25.52028°W / 37.82333; -25.52028Coordinates: 37°49′24″N 25°31′13″W / 37.82333°N 25.52028°W / 37.82333; -25.52028
Highest point	Vereda do Mulato
- elevation	853 m (2,799 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
Area	10.84 km2 (4 sq mi)
- water	1.53 km2 (1 sq mi)
- urban	1.16 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population	3,968 (2011)
Density	366/km2 (948/sq mi)
LAU	Junta Freguesia
- location	Rua Prior Evaristo C. Gouveia
- 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)
Postal Zone	9600-572
Area Code & Prefix	(+351) 292 XXX-XXXX
Patron Saint	Nossa Senhora da Estrela
Wikimedia Commons: Matriz (Ribeira Grande)
Website: http://www.jfmatriz.com/
Geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

Matriz is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 3,968,^[1] in an area of 10.84 km².^[2] It is situated on the north coast of the island. Together with the parish Conceição, it forms the town Ribeira Grande.

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