Ribeirinha is a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes do Pico

Lajes do Pico

Lajes do Pico is a municipality in the southern part of the Azores.The municipality is located is on the southern part of the Pico Island. The northern area of the municipality is mountainous while the Atlantic Ocean is in the south. The only road linking to the northern part of the island runs...

 in the Portuguese

Portugal

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 Autonomous Region of the Azores

Azores

The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...

 (and the only parish in the municipality to be totally on the northern coast of the island). The population in 2001 was 411 inhabitants, its density 47.4/km² and the area is 8.67 km²; it is the smallest parish in the municipality.

History

It was established in 1980, when it was carved from the neighboring civil parish of Piedade

Piedade (Lajes do Pico)

Piedade is a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes do Pico on the island of Pico, the Portuguese Azores. The population in 2001 was 902, giving it a population density of 69.7 persons/km² as its area is 12.94km²; although a relatively spacious location, it is considered the densest parish in...

, which it shares its border on the eastern coast.