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Parish of the municipality of Terras de Bouro (Terras de Bouro), district of Braga.

Ribeira had 212 residents in the 2021 Census, 27,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 12,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Terras de Bouro.

Population (inh.)
  • 149 – 273
  • 292 – 304
  • 307 – 461
  • 538 – 770
  • 783 – 1.074
Density (inh./km²)
  • 2,2 – 13,8
  • 15,1 – 27,8
  • 32,3 – 45,4
  • 55,2 – 94,2
  • 114,4 – 233,7
Area (km²)
  • 2,3 – 3,8
  • 4,0 – 9,1
  • 12,1 – 14,0
  • 18,1 – 24,0
  • 68,8 – 77,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 14 parishes of Terras de Bouro

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Balança3073,7681,7
2Campo do Gerês14968,762,2
3Carvalheira2929,0532,3
4Covide27318,0915,1
5Gondoriz2967,4040,0
6Moimenta7833,35233,7
7Ribeira2122,2594,2
8Rio Caldo77013,9555,2
9Souto4614,03114,4
10União das freguesias de Chamoim e Vilar34912,5727,8
11União das freguesias de Chorense e Monte53820,2626,6
12União das freguesias de Cibões e Brufe30424,0312,7
13Valdosende55012,1245,4
14Vilar da Veiga1.07477,8313,8
Code (DTMNFR)
031012
Resident population (2021)
212
Area
2,25 km²
Density
94,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
13th of 14

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente por freguesia, geografia 2025, ind. 0014584); DGT, CAOP2025 (área). Population refers to the 2021 census moment, compiled by INE for the parish boundaries in force in 2025.

2021 Census in detail

Men
98 (46,2%)
Women
114 (53,8%)
Portuguese nationality
210 (99,1%)
Foreign nationality
2 (0,9%)
Ageing index
256,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
76
Average household size *
2,79 people
Dwellings
140
Classic family dwellings
140
Buildings
139
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,5% (16)
Unemployment rate *
17,86% (H 7,32% · M 27,91%)
Active / employed population
84 / 69

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 23 (10,8%); 15-24 years: 22 (10,4%); 25-64 years: 108 (50,9%); 65+ years: 59 (27,8%)0-1423 · 10,8%15-2422 · 10,4%25-64108 · 50,9%65+59 · 27,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (212).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years231211
15-24 years22139
25-64 years1085058
65+ years592336

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012481, 0012328, 0014632, obtained from the INE indicators API on 24/09/2026 (licence CC BY 4.0). Parish geography of 2025 (CAOP2025). Nationality (Portuguese, foreign, stateless) is INE indicator 0014632. * Indicator published by INE only for 2013 parish geography (NUTS 2024); used because the parish has the same territory in both geographies (identical population by sex and age group). Ageing index = population aged 65+ ÷ population aged 0–14 × 100; share with higher education = residents with completed higher education ÷ residents aged 15 or over (our calculations from INE figures).

Neighbouring parishes

Balança · Souto · União das freguesias de Valbom (São Pedro), Passô e Valbom (São Martinho) (Vila Verde) · União das freguesias de Vilela, Seramil e Paredes Secas (Amares)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Terras de Bouro
12,4 km

Neighbourhood calculated from official boundaries: DGT, Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (CAOP) 2025 (licence CC BY 4.0); two parishes are neighbours when they share a boundary segment. The distance is the straight-line (great-circle) distance between the geometric centroid of the parish and that of the municipality (in territories with islets, of the main part), not a road distance.

2025 local elections — Parish assembly

Registered voters
216
Voters
147
Turnout
68,06% (2021: 0,00%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		12282,99%7
Blank votes2214,97%
Null votes32,04%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.

Source: SGMAI — official results of the local elections of 12 October 2025 (Secretary-General of the Ministry of Internal Administration), consulted on 25/09/2026. Percentages calculated by SGMAI over total voters.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de prata, com faixa ondada de azul e prata, de três burelas, acompanhada de dois cachos de uvas de púrpura, folhados de verde e de um pé de azevinho de três ramos do mesmo, frutados de vermelho. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «Ribeira - Terras de Bouro».

Flag: verde, cordão e borlas de prata e verde. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da Lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Ribeira - Terras de Bouro».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 74/2009, Diário da República n.º 12/2009, Série II de 2009-01-19 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Ribeira). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Lugar do Assento, N.º 57
Ribeira (TERRAS DE BOURO)
4840-120 RIBEIRA
Email
freguesia.ribeira.tbr@gmail.com

Source: DGAL - Portal Autárquico (Direção-Geral das Autarquias Locais), consulted on 25/09/2026.

More information

Coordinates
41,69639, -8,33083
Wikipedia
Ribeira (Terras de Bouro)
Wikidata
Q2116931

Source: Wikidata (data under CC0 1.0), consulted on 24/09/2026. The patron saint and coordinates are those recorded on Wikidata.

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026