Ribeira da Janela
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Ribeira da Janela is a civil parish in the municipality of Porto Moniz
in the Portuguese
islands of Madeira
. The population in 2001 was 291 inhabitants in an area of 18.48 km² (its density was 15.75/km²). Ribeira da Janela is the smallest parish in density and one of the two located in the highest altitudes in Porto Moniz.
, continental Portugal
or overseas (including Venezuela
, Canada
, South Africa
and the United States
).
and Calheta. Mountainous, the parish is cut by several river valleys extending into the Atlantic Ocean
from the interior plateau of Paul da Serra (where it borders the municipalities of Ponta do Sol and Calheta. The ravine, Ribeira da Janela, meanders through the parish from Paul da Serra (springing from the plateau at around 1,420 metres altitude) and flows at various intervals along the water course. The valley cut by this ravine is one of the longest in Madeira. Forests dominate the northern and the western parts of the valley and while brush permeates in the remaining areas.
Ribeira da Janela has a school, a church and a square (praça).
Porto Moniz
Porto Moniz is a municipality in the northwest corner of the island of Madeira. It is located west of Santana and Machico, and northwest of Funchal, linked to Santana and Funchal by a main roadway from Calheta.-History:...
in the Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
islands of Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
. The population in 2001 was 291 inhabitants in an area of 18.48 km² (its density was 15.75/km²). Ribeira da Janela is the smallest parish in density and one of the two located in the highest altitudes in Porto Moniz.
History
The parish was marked by a massive exodus during in the 1960s, from which it has yet not recovered. Most of the people that left the parish in this period emigrated to FunchalFunchal
Funchal is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira. The city has a population of 112,015 and has been the capital of Madeira for more than five centuries.-Etymology:...
, continental Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
or overseas (including Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, Canada
Canada
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, South Africa
South Africa
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and the United States
United States
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).
Geography
It is located northeast coast of the municipality of Porto Moniz, connected by the main roadway that circles the island with the principal communities in FunchalFunchal
Funchal is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira. The city has a population of 112,015 and has been the capital of Madeira for more than five centuries.-Etymology:...
and Calheta. Mountainous, the parish is cut by several river valleys extending into the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
from the interior plateau of Paul da Serra (where it borders the municipalities of Ponta do Sol and Calheta. The ravine, Ribeira da Janela, meanders through the parish from Paul da Serra (springing from the plateau at around 1,420 metres altitude) and flows at various intervals along the water course. The valley cut by this ravine is one of the longest in Madeira. Forests dominate the northern and the western parts of the valley and while brush permeates in the remaining areas.
Ribeira da Janela has a school, a church and a square (praça).