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Maia

Parish of the municipality of Ribeira Grande (Ribeira Grande), Autonomous Region of the Azores (Ilha de São Miguel).

Maia had 1.792 residents in the 2021 Census, 15,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 7,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 6,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Ribeira Grande.

Population (inh.)
  • 348 – 890
  • 910 – 1.096
  • 1.188 – 2.510
  • 2.634 – 3.053
  • 3.767 – 8.799
Density (inh./km²)
  • 42,2 – 66,6
  • 72,0 – 85,7
  • 92,5 – 193,6
  • 206,9 – 347,5
  • 464,0 – 518,8
Area (km²)
  • 4,7 – 8,1
  • 8,3 – 12,6
  • 12,7 – 12,8
  • 13,4 – 18,0
  • 20,5 – 22,0
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 Ribeira Grande

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Calhetas9104,70193,6
2Fenais da Ajuda89013,3666,6
3Lomba da Maia1.04820,4751,2
4Lomba de São Pedro3488,2542,2
5Maia1.79221,9781,6
6Pico da Pedra3.0536,58464,0
7Porto Formoso1.09612,7985,7
8Rabo de Peixe8.79916,96518,8
9Ribeira Grande (Conceição)2.63412,73206,9
10Ribeira Grande (Matriz)3.76710,84347,5
11Ribeira Seca2.77112,59220,1
12Ribeirinha2.51017,98139,6
13Santa Bárbara1.18812,8492,5
14São Brás5828,0872,0
Code (DTMNFR)
420505
Resident population (2021)
1.792
Area
21,97 km²
Density
81,6 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
7th 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
885 (49,4%)
Women
907 (50,6%)
Portuguese nationality
1.778 (99,2%)
Foreign nationality
14 (0,8%)
Ageing index
87,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
578
Average household size *
3,04 people
Dwellings
802
Classic family dwellings
799
Buildings
796
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
7,9% (117)
Unemployment rate *
7,12% (H 6,01% · M 8,58%)
Active / employed population
787 / 731

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 307 (17,1%); 15-24 years: 210 (11,7%); 25-64 years: 1.007 (56,2%); 65+ years: 268 (15,0%)0-14307 · 17,1%15-24210 · 11,7%25-641.007 · 56,2%65+268 · 15,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.792).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years307157150
15-24 years210109101
25-64 years1.007504503
65+ years268115153

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

Ponta Garça (Vila Franca do Campo) · Lomba da Maia · São Brás · Furnas (Povoação) · Ribeira das Tainhas (Vila Franca do Campo) · Vila Franca do Campo (São Miguel) (Vila Franca do Campo)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Ribeira Grande
6,1 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
1.702
Voters
1.027
Turnout
60,34% (2021: 58,05%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		58056,48%5
PS
Partido Socialista		41540,41%4
Blank votes201,95%
Null votes121,17%

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 púrpura, roda de azenha de ouro e barco de ouro, vestido de prata, realçados de negro e alinhados em faixa; em chefe, coroa do Divino Espírito Santo de prata e, em campanha, dois ramos de chá, de ouro, floridos de prata, com os pés passados em aspa. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «MAIA - RIBEIRA GRANDE»

Flag: branca. Cordão e borlas de prata e púrpura. Haste e lança de ouro

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Maia - Ribeira Grande».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital, Diário da República n.º 243/2006, Parte Especial, Série II de 2006-12-20 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia de Maia). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua de Santa Catarina, N.º 18
Maia (RIBEIRA GRANDE)
9625-337 MAIA RGR
Telephone
296442106
Fax
296442126
Email
juntafreguesiamaia@gmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
37,83194, -25,39111
Wikipedia
Maia (Ribeira Grande)
Wikidata
Q980072

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