Matriz (Ribeira Grande)
| Matriz | |
| Civil Parish (Freguesia) | |
 The garden Ribeira dos Moinhos alongside Ribeira Grande, part of the parish of Matriz in Ribeira Grande
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| Official name: Freguesia da Matriz | |
| Name origin: matriz, Portuguese for birthplace or origin | |
| Country |  Portugal |
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| Autonomous Region |  Azores |
| Group | Central |
| Island | São Miguel |
| Municipality | Ribeira Grande |
| Localities | Bairro de Santa Luzia, Caldeiras, Matriz |
| Center | Matriz |
| - elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| - coordinates | 27°49′20″N 25°31′6″W / 27.82222°N 25.51833°W |
| Highest point | Vereda do Mulato |
| - elevation | 853.4 m (2,800 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°46′54″N 25°27′16″W / 37.78167°N 25.45444°W |
| Lowest point | Sea Level |
| - location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Length | 9.24 km (6 mi), Northwest-Southeast |
| Width | 2.58 km (2 mi), Southwest-Northeast |
| Area | 10.82 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| - land | 8.13 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| - water | 1.53 km2 (1 sq mi) |
| - urban | 1.16 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,552 (2001) |
| Density | 328.28 / km2 (850 / sq mi) |
| LAU | Freguesia/Junta Freguesia |
| - location | Rua Prior Evaristo C. Gouveia, Matriz, Ribeira Grande |
| - elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| - coordinates | 37°49′26″N 25°31′9″W / 37.82389°N 25.51917°W |
| President Junta | Maria de Lurdes Teixeira Moreira Alfinete |
| President Assembleia | Bernardete de Lourdes Melo Simas Couto |
| Timezone | Azores (UTC-1) |
| - summer (DST) | Azores (UTC0) |
| ISO 3166-2 code | PT- |
| Postal Zone | 9600-572 Matriz |
| Area Code & Prefix | (+351) 292 XXX-XXXX |
| Demonym | Micalense |
| Patron Saint | Nossa Senhora da Estrela |
| Parish Address | Rua Prior Evaristo C. Gouveia 9600-572 Matriz |
| Wikimedia Commons: Matriz (Ribeira Grande) | |
| Website: http://www.jfmatriz.com/ | |
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
Matriz is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores. The population in 2001 is 3552, its density is 328.3/km² and the area is 10.82 km².
Geography
Matriz has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasia, a church and a square (praça).
