Ribeira de Pena
Municipality of the district of Vila Real (District of Vila Real), region Norte (NUTS III: Alto Tâmega e Barroso).
Ribeira de Pena had 5.884 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 31,3% were aged 65 or over; 8,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: João Avelino Noronha Rodrigues de Carvalho · Tel. 259490500 · Email: geral@cm-rpena.pt · www.cm-rpena.pt more contacts
Summary for arrivals. The telephone code is that of the district/region seat (ANACOM numbering plan), not exclusive to this municipality. School, parish-council and town-hall counts come from the official lists already on this site. Hospitals are NHS institutions whose official name includes the municipality.
- 165
- 275
- 551
- 2.285
- 2.608
- 4,9
- 7,6
- 15,9
- 38,1
- 49,4
- 33,7
- 34,7
- 36,2
- 52,9
- 60,0
The 5 parishes of Ribeira de Pena
Sorted by resident population (2021 Census, 2025 geography). Click a header to sort; hover a row to highlight it on the map.
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| # | Parish | Population | Area (km²) | Inhab./km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | União das freguesias de Ribeira de Pena (Salvador) e Santo Aleixo de Além-Tâmega | 2.608 | 52,85 | 49,4 |
| 2 | União das freguesias de Cerva e Limões | 2.285 | 60,04 | 38,1 |
| 3 | Santa Marinha | 551 | 34,68 | 15,9 |
| 4 | Canedo | 275 | 36,16 | 7,6 |
| 5 | Alvadia | 165 | 33,74 | 4,9 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 1709
- Resident population
- 5.884
- Area
- 217,46 km²
- Density
- 27,1 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 5
- Share of district population
- 3,2%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 10th of 14
- National rank (population)
- 240th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 222nd of 308
- National rank (area)
- 148th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 2.900 (49,3%)
- Women
- 2.984 (50,7%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 5.827 (99,0%)
- Foreign nationality
- 57 (1,0%)
- Ageing index
- 300,3 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 2.410
- Average household size
- 2,41 people
- Dwellings
- 5.050
- Buildings
- 4.698
- With higher education (15+)
- 8,1% (425)
- Unemployment rate
- 7,99%
Population by age group
Source: INE, Censos 2021 (API de indicadores) — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012328, 0012481, 0014632, licence CC BY 4.0.
2025 local elections
Municipal council
- Registered
- 8.135
- Voters
- 5.286 (64,98%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS (elected council president) | 3.333 | 63,05% | 3 |
| PPD/PSD | 1.692 | 32,01% | 2 |
| CH | 125 | 2,36% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 18 | 0,34% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 8.135
- Voters
- 5.284 (64,95%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 3.281 | 62,09% | 10 |
| PPD/PSD | 1.729 | 32,72% | 5 |
| CH | 123 | 2,33% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 24 | 0,45% | 0 |
Source: SGMAI — resultados oficiais das Autárquicas 2025. Official results; only the list that elects the council president is marked (the person’s name is not in these results).
Contacts
- Mayor
- João Avelino Noronha Rodrigues de Carvalho
- Address
- Praça do Município, 4870-152 Ribeira de Pena
- Telephone
- 259490500
- geral@cm-rpena.pt
- Website
- www.cm-rpena.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q1006378 · Wikipedia · www.cm-rpena.pt
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Boticas (19,3 km) · Cabeceiras de Basto (13,5 km) · Mondim de Basto (15,7 km) · Vila Pouca de Aguiar (14,5 km) · Vila Real (22,5 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Vila Real: 13,4 km.
Source: DGT, CAOP2025 (CC BY 4.0) — adjacência de limites; distância em linha reta entre centróides (licence CC BY 4.0).
Services and territory
Schools (Infoescolas 2020)
4 establishments with figures for the 1st, 2nd or 3rd cycle or for secondary education. The source does not name the parish.
| # | School | In the source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Escola Básica Ribeira de Pena | Código DGEEC 1709001. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica de Cerva, Ribeira de Pena | Código DGEEC 1709707. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Básica e Secundária de Ribeira de Pena | Código DGEEC 1709092. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo, secundário científico-humanístico, secundário profissional. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 4 | Escola Básica n.º 1 de Cerva, Ribeira de Pena | Código DGEEC 1709845. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
Source: DGEEC, Infoescolas 2020 (CC BY 4.0). Rents: INE 0014773 (CC BY 4.0).
Location in the district
- 3.547 – 5.245
- 5.548 – 6.100
- 6.410 – 10.486
- 11.812 – 14.701
- 37.590 – 49.571
- 11,5 – 26,8
- 27,0 – 27,7
- 35,2 – 37,3
- 63,6 – 130,9
- 133,1 – 153,3
- 26,7 – 94,9
- 156,9 – 189,4
- 217,5 – 322,0
- 378,8 – 548,7
- 591,2 – 805,5
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Other municipalities of the district of Vila Real
Alijó · Boticas · Chaves · Mesão Frio · Mondim de Basto · Montalegre · Murça · Peso da Régua · Sabrosa · Santa Marta de Penaguião · Valpaços · Vila Pouca de Aguiar · Vila Real
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026