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Ribeira da Janela

Parish of the municipality of Porto Moniz (Porto Moniz), Autonomous Region of Madeira (Ilha da Madeira).

Ribeira da Janela had 200 residents in the 2021 Census, 39,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 0,9 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Porto Moniz.

Population (inh.)
  • 121
  • 200
  • 612
  • 1.584
Density (inh./km²)
  • 10,8
  • 15,4
  • 16,8
  • 78,4
Area (km²)
  • 7,9
  • 18,5
  • 20,2
  • 36,4
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Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 4 parishes of Porto Moniz

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Achadas da Cruz1217,8815,4
2Porto Moniz1.58420,2078,4
3Ribeira da Janela20018,4510,8
4Seixal61236,3916,8
Code (DTMNFR)
310603
Resident population (2021)
200
Area
18,45 km²
Density
10,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
7,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 4

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
85 (42,5%)
Women
115 (57,5%)
Portuguese nationality
194 (97,0%)
Foreign nationality
6 (3,0%)
Ageing index
866,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
102
Average household size *
1,96 people
Dwellings
226
Classic family dwellings
226
Buildings
223
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,9% (17)
Unemployment rate *
9,52% (H 10,34% · M 8,82%)
Active / employed population
63 / 57

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 9 (4,5%); 15-24 years: 20 (10,0%); 25-64 years: 93 (46,5%); 65+ years: 78 (39,0%)0-149 · 4,5%15-2420 · 10,0%25-6493 · 46,5%65+78 · 39,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (200).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years972
15-24 years201010
25-64 years934350
65+ years782553

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 Porto Moniz
0,9 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
316
Voters
225
Turnout
71,20% (2021: 65,62%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
12354,67%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Mais e melhor Porto Moniz
9743,11%3
Blank votes00,00%
Null votes52,22%

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
Sítio dos Casais da Igreja
Ribeira da Janela (PORTO MONIZ)
9270-101 RIBEIRA DA JANELA
Telephone
291852005
Fax
291852047
Email
ribeirajunta@hotmail.com

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

More information

Patron saint (Wikidata)
Virgem Maria
Coordinates
32,84667, -17,15361
Wikipedia
Ribeira da Janela
Wikidata
Q223437

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