Salga is a parish

Parish

A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...

 in the municipality of Nordeste in the Azores

Azores

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. The population in 2001 is 550, its density is 71.43/km² and the area is 7.7 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

Atlantic Ocean

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 is to the north. The mountains are to the south. The parish of Ribeira Grande is about 500 m W.