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Arrifes
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Arrifes is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada on the island of São Miguel in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 7,086, in an area of 25.37 km².

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Portuguese subdivision.type
parish
Portuguese subdivision.name
Arrifes
Portuguese subdivision.region
Azores
Portuguese subdivision.island
São Miguel
Portuguese subdivision.municipality
Ponta Delgada
Portuguese subdivision.image_map
Locator map AZO SMG PDL Arrifes.svg
Portuguese subdivision.map_caption
Location of the civil parish of Arrifes in the municipality of Ponta Delgada
Portuguese subdivision.established_date
Settlement: fl.1900Civil parish: 3 April 1959
Portuguese subdivision.area_total_km2
25.37
Portuguese subdivision.elevation_m
260
Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of
2011
Portuguese subdivision.population_total
7086
Portuguese subdivision.postal_code
9500-376
Portuguese subdivision.area_code
292
Portuguese subdivision.patron
Nossa Senhora da Piedade
Portuguese subdivision.website
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Portuguese subdivision.footnotes
Geographic detail from CAOP (2010) produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP) -->

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Area
25.27
Image
São Miguel Pastures.jpg
Dialing code
292
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Commons category
Arrifes
postal code
9500-376
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Arrifes is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponta Delgada on the island of São Miguel in the Azores. The population in 2011 was 7,086, in an area of 25.37&nbsp;km².

==History== The name "Arrifes" has its origin in the Arab word "Al-rife" as meaning "reef" or coastal outcropping/rocks. It is unclear whether this name was attributed to the area around Relva originally (and expanded) or was given for other reasons.

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