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Doze Ribeiras

Parish of the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo (Angra do Heroísmo), Autonomous Region of the Azores (Ilha Terceira).

Doze Ribeiras had 431 residents in the 2021 Census, 21,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 3 parishes and its centroid is 9,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo.

Population (inh.)
  • 316 – 683
  • 849 – 1.279
  • 1.343 – 2.048
  • 2.293 – 2.888
  • 3.268 – 3.777
Density (inh./km²)
  • 22,0 – 41,9
  • 50,6 – 77,4
  • 78,0 – 255,8
  • 286,8 – 631,6
  • 892,9 – 1.961,1
Area (km²)
  • 1,3 – 3,7
  • 5,3 – 10,1
  • 10,3 – 11,1
  • 14,4 – 23,9
  • 25,0 – 30,3
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 19 parishes of Angra do Heroísmo

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Altares84928,2230,1
2Angra (Nossa Senhora da Conceição)3.3772,441.384,0
3Angra (Santa Luzia)2.4711,261.961,1
4Angra (São Pedro)3.2683,66892,9
5Angra (Sé)9281,65562,4
6Cinco Ribeiras68310,8063,2
7Doze Ribeiras43110,4141,4
8Feteira1.3435,25255,8
9Porto Judeu2.29330,2775,8
10Posto Santo1.03120,3750,6
11Raminho46411,0741,9
12Ribeirinha2.4807,53329,4
13Santa Bárbara1.27916,4078,0
14Serreta31614,3622,0
15São Bartolomeu de Regatos1.93625,0077,4
16São Bento1.90910,34184,6
17São Mateus da Calheta3.7775,98631,6
18Terra Chã2.88810,07286,8
19Vila de São Sebastião2.04823,9385,6
Code (DTMNFR)
430107
Resident population (2021)
431
Area
10,41 km²
Density
41,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
18th of 19

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
220 (51,0%)
Women
211 (49,0%)
Portuguese nationality
427 (99,1%)
Foreign nationality
4 (0,9%)
Ageing index
180,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
172
Average household size *
2,51 people
Dwellings
240
Classic family dwellings
240
Buildings
240
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,4% (28)
Unemployment rate *
5,71% (H 8,40% · M 2,20%)
Active / employed population
210 / 198

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 51 (11,8%); 15-24 years: 34 (7,9%); 25-64 years: 254 (58,9%); 65+ years: 92 (21,3%)0-1451 · 11,8%15-2434 · 7,9%25-64254 · 58,9%65+92 · 21,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (431).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years513219
15-24 years341717
25-64 years254129125
65+ years924250

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

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo
9,4 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
434
Voters
296
Turnout
68,20% (2021: 68,18%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
14448,65%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS-PP
11639,19%3
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
155,07%0
Blank votes124,05%
Null votes93,04%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PS.

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Ribeira das Doze
Doze Ribeiras
9700-331 ANGRA DO HEROÍSMO
Telephone
295906233
Fax
295906233
Email
jf12ribeiras@sapo.pt
Website
www.jf12ribeiras.pt

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

More information

Patron saint (Wikidata)
São Jorge
Coordinates
38,71639, -27,36083
Wikipedia
Doze Ribeiras
Wikidata
Q1998166

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