Ribeira Brava, Madeira




Municipality in Madeira, Portugal
































































































Ribeira Brava
Municipality

Main centre of Ribeira Brava along the valley of the same name, and at the coast
Main centre of Ribeira Brava along the valley of the same name, and at the coast





Flag of Ribeira Brava
Flag
Coat of arms of Ribeira Brava
Coat of arms
Etymology: Portuguese for angry river

Administrative location of the municipality of Ribeira Brava in the archipelago of Madeira
Administrative location of the municipality of Ribeira Brava in the archipelago of Madeira

Coordinates: 32°41′N 17°3′W / 32.683°N 17.050°W / 32.683; -17.050Coordinates: 32°41′N 17°3′W / 32.683°N 17.050°W / 32.683; -17.050
Country
 Portugal
Autonomous Region
 Madeira
Island Madeira
Settlement c.1500
Municipality 6 May 1914
Civil Parishes
Campanário, Ribeira Brava, Serra de Água, Tabua
Government

 • Type LAU
 • Body Câmara Municipal
 • Mayor Ricardo Nascimento
 • Municipal Chair
 João Luís Drumond Henriques
Area

 • Total 65.41 km2 (25.25 sq mi)
Population
(2011)

 • Total 13,375
 • Density 200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+1 (WEST)
Postal Zone
9350
Area code(s) (+351) 291 XXX-XXXX
Demonym Ribeira-bravense
Patron Saint São Bento
Municipal Holidays 29 June
Website http://www.cm-ribeirabrava.pt

Ribeira Brava (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈβɐjɾɐ ˈβɾavɐ]) is a municipality on the island of Madeira, in the Portuguese Autonomous Region of Madeira. It is located along the southern coast (approximately centre), and is west of Câmara de Lobos and the regional capital Funchal, south of São Vicente, and east of Ponta do Sol. The population in 2011 was 13,375,[1] in an area of 65.41 km².[2]


The municipality gained its name due to its river - Ribeira Brava, which translates as 'the angry river'. In rainy seasons, the river had an extremely strong and powerful current, that often wreaked havoc over the entire eight kilometres of the route.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Buildings and structures


  • 3 Gallery


  • 4 References





Geography


The municipality's namesake, the Ribeira Brava ravine and river valley extends from the slopes of the west-central mountains
of Madeira. Its waters provide the primary sources of drinking-water (a small reservoir collects surface run-off) to the area and
electricity to the island of Madeira. Approximately ten tributaries feed this river, whose course ends in the Serra de Água and
which much later empties into the Atlantic along the village's coast.


The primary urban agglomerations are the four civil parishes, constituted with their own local government. They include:



  • Campanário

  • Ribeira Brava

  • Serra de Água

  • Tabua



Buildings and structures


The Centro Desportivo da Madeira stadium is located in the municipality.



Gallery






  • The village of Tabua over one of the tributaries of the Ribeira Brava ravine







  • The Ribeira Brava river, living up to its name, Angry river






References





  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística


  2. ^ Eurostat Archived September 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.










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