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). The town itself had approximately 2,608 inhabitants in 2021.
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.