Ribeira de Pena
Ribeira de Pena | |
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Interactive map of Ribeira de Pena | |
| Coordinates: 41°31′N 7°47′W / 41.517°N 7.783°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Intermunic. comm. | Alto Tâmega |
| District | Vila Real |
| Parishes | 5 |
| Government | |
| • President | João Noronha (PS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 217.46 km2 (83.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 5,840 |
| • Density | 26.9/km2 (69.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | https://www.cm-rpena.pt |
Ribeira de Pena (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiˈβɐjɾɐ ðɨ ˈpenɐ] ⓘ) is a town and a municipality in the Vila Real District, in the North of Portugal. In 2024, the municipality had 5,840 inhabitants across an area of 217.46 square kilometres (83.96 mi2).[1][2] The town itself had approximately 2,608 inhabitants in 2021.[3]
Located on a zone of transition between the harsh and mountainous Trás-os-Montes and the verdant Minho, the municipality of Ribeira de Pena, crossed by the calm waters of the Tâmega River, displays unique characteristics and also offers visitors the unmistakable flavour of the region's "green wine." Equally rich is the heritage left by man since remote times, visible at abundant prehistoric remains such as the Stone Age engravings of Lamelas, several dolmens and archaeological monuments and fortified settlements such as the ruins found at Monte do Cabriz, near the village of Cerva.
The current mayor is João Noronha, elected in 2017 by PS. The municipal holiday is August 16.
There are two hydroelectric dams in Ribeira de Pena municipality, Daivões Dam and Alto Tâmega Dam. These, together with Gouvães Dam, form the Gigabattery of the Tâmega, a renewable energy storage project by Iberdrola.[4][5]
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):[6]
- Alvadia
- Canedo
- Cerva e Limões
- Ribeira de Pena (Salvador) e Santo Aleixo de Além-Tâmega
- Santa Marinha
Notable people
- Romário Cunha (born 2008) a footballer with 18 international youth caps.
- Arthur Gomes (born 1969) a former rugby player with 6 caps for France.
- Flávio Meireles (born 1976) a retired defensive midfield footballer with 327 club appearances.
References
- ^ "Resident population (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex and Age group (By life cycles); Annual". Instituto Nacional de Estatística. 2024. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ^ "DGTerritório - Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal - Versão 2017 (em vigor)" (in Portuguese). 2018-11-05. Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "População residente (N.º) por Local de residência à data dos Censos [2021] (NUTS - 2013), Sexo e Grupo etário (Por ciclos de vida)". Instituto Nacional de Estatística. 2021. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ^ "Barragens do Tâmega afetam 52 habitações, 43 em Ribeira de Pena". Porto Canal (in European Portuguese). 2019-12-08. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ^ "Gigabateria do Tâmega". Iberdrola (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-10-23.
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 103" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
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