Ribeira da Janela is a civil parish ( pt,

freguesia ''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Por ...

) in the municipality of Porto Moniz in the

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islands of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 228, in an area of 18.48 km².Eurostat

History

The parish was marked by a massive exodus in the 1960s, from which it has yet not recovered., p 68

Geography

It is located northeast coast of the municipality of Porto Moniz, connected by the main roadway that circles the island to the principal communities in

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and Calheta. Mountainous, the parish is cut by several river valleys extending into the

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from the interior plateau of Paul da Serra, where it borders the municipalities of

Ponta do Sol Ponta do Sol (; en, "Cape of the Sun") is a municipality in the southwestern coast of the island of Madeira, in the archipelago of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 8,862, in an area of . History The settlement of Ponta do Sol began shortly af ...

and Calheta. The ravine, Ribeira da Janela, meanders through the parish from Paul da Serra (springing from the plateau at around 1,420 metres altitude) and flows at various intervals along the water course. The valley cut by this ravine is one of the longest in Madeira. Forests dominate the northern and the western parts of the valley and while brush characterises the remaining areas.

References

{{authority control Freguesias of Porto Moniz