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Rabo de Peixe

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

Rabo de Peixe had 8.799 residents in the 2021 Census, 6,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 6,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 11,4 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)
420508
Resident population (2021)
8.799
Area
16,96 km²
Density
518,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
28,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st 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
4.498 (51,1%)
Women
4.301 (48,9%)
Portuguese nationality
8.749 (99,4%)
Foreign nationality
50 (0,6%)
Ageing index
28,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
2.313
Average household size *
3,79 people
Dwellings
2.722
Classic family dwellings
2.720
Buildings
2.368
Buildings with 7 or more floors
1
With higher education (15+)
6,8% (456)
Unemployment rate *
10,78% (H 9,51% · M 12,69%)
Active / employed population
3.543 / 3.161

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 2.089 (23,7%); 15-24 years: 1.351 (15,4%); 25-64 years: 4.766 (54,2%); 65+ years: 593 (6,7%)0-142.089 · 23,7%15-241.351 · 15,4%25-644.766 · 54,2%65+593 · 6,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (8.799).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years2.0891.0721.017
15-24 years1.351717634
25-64 years4.7662.4512.315
65+ years593258335

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

Pico da Pedra · Santa Bárbara · Ribeira Seca · Rosto do Cão (Livramento) (Ponta Delgada) · Cabouco (Lagoa) · Calhetas · Lagoa (Nossa Senhora do Rosário) (Lagoa)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Ribeira Grande
11,4 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
7.890
Voters
3.455
Turnout
43,79% (2021: 53,33%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		1.76851,17%7
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		1.26136,50%5
CH
CHEGA		2988,63%1
B.E.
Bloco de Esquerda		441,27%0
Blank votes300,87%
Null votes541,56%

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
Rua do Rosário, N.º 29
Rabo de Peixe
9600-124 RABO DE PEIXE RGR
Telephone
296491266
Fax
296492048
Email
geral@jf-rabodepeixe.pt
Website
www.jf-rabodepeixe.pt

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

More information

Patron saint (Wikidata)
Jesus
Coordinates
37,81000, -25,58556
Official website
jf-rabodepeixe.pt
Wikipedia
Rabo de Peixe
Wikidata
Q2652576

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