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View of RibeiraLuis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Ribeira

Coastal town

Ribeira is the capital of the comarca of Barbanza, in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain. The capital and most populous urban center is Santa Uxía de Ribeira. Another of its major points is the center of San Martin de Oleiros. The municipality is administratively divided into nine civil parishes: Aguiño, Artes, Carreira, Castiñeiras, Corrubedo, Oleiros, Olveira, Palmeira and Ribeira.

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It is one of the most southerly municipalities of the province. It borders the municipalities of A Pobra do Caramiñal and Porto do Son. It has one of the most important inshore fishing ports in the province. Also within the municipality, tuna that is destined for canning is unloaded for manufacturing companies.

It has important administrative services provided to the population that nourishes the municipality, such as the local delegation of the Treasury and three Courts of First Instance and Instruction.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Ribeira
Province
A Coruña
Autonomous community
Galicia
Population (INE 2025)
27,102
Altitude
10 m
Mayor
Mariola Sampedro
Area (IGN)
68 km²
Postcode
15960
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Where to sleep in Ribeira

21 registered places to stay

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Ribeira at a glance

Distance to a city
Pontevedra, 35 km away
The nearest city of over 50,000 people (83,316 inhab.)
A Coruña, the provincial capital, 102 km away
As the crow flies: further by road.
Population
27,102 inhabitants
INE population register, 2025
Connections and getting around
Bus: 5 stops in the village
Train: Vilagarcía de Arousa, 22 km away
Airport: Vigo, 50 km away
Stops and stations from OpenStreetMap; distances as the crow flies.
Grants and subsidies
Where to look for them
Regional government website (Galicia)
Official grants search (BDNS)
Youth Rent Allowance (Ministry of Housing)
Local work
No offers listed right now
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Housing
Rent: €350/month
Municipal median, 2024
Buying: €1,437/m² (appraised value in the municipality)
Where each figure comes from
Healthcare
4 health centres
12 pharmacies
Education
11 nursery schools
6 primary schools
2 secondary schools
Sports facilities
33 in the village
1 pool
Connectivity
Fibre in 91% of homes
4G in 100%
5G in 100%

Useful information

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Services and transport

Travelling with your pet

  • Coroso· Campsite

    Phone: +34 981 83 80 02Website: www.campingcoroso.com

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Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes91 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: train station, street market, care home.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

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Cost of living

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Cost of living in Ribeira, with the source of each figure
Renting a flat (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Ribeira · 1,004 leases€350/month
Renting a house (median)MIVAU, rent indices · 2024 · figure for Ribeira€350/month
Buying a home (appraised value)MIVAU, appraised value of private housing · Q2 2026 · figure for Ribeira€1,437/m²
Average net household incomeINE, Income Distribution Atlas · 2023 · figure for Ribeira€34,729/year
Petrol 95Ministry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 7 petrol stations within 10 km€1.790/litre
DieselMinistry, fuel prices · 15 October 2026 · average of 7 petrol stations within 10 km€1.966/litre

Sources: State Housing Rent Index System and appraised housing value (Spanish Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda); Household Income Distribution Atlas (INE); fuel prices (Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition). Open data, reusable with attribution. The set lunch menu and coffee aren't shown: there are no public statistics on those prices by village or by province.

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