Ribeira de Frades

Ribeira de Frades
Ribeira de Frades
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 40°11′59″N 8°29′34″W / 40.19972°N 8.49278°W / 40.19972; -8.49278
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Região de Coimbra
DistrictCoimbra
MunicipalityCoimbra
Disbanded28 January 2013
Area
  Total
6.10 km2 (2.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
1,902
  Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Ribeira de Frades is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,902, in an area of 6.10 km2. On 28 January 2013 it merged with São Martinho do Bispo to form São Martinho do Bispo e Ribeira de Frades. It was one of the only freguesias with enclaves and exclaves. After the merging its enclave was maintained.

Population of the
civil parish of
Ribeira de Frades
(1864–2011)
YearPop.±%
1864 587    
1878 632+7.7%
1890 723+14.4%
1900 667−7.7%
1911 800+19.9%
1920 803+0.4%
1930 940+17.1%
1940 1,124+19.6%
1950 1,381+22.9%
1960 1,683+21.9%
1970 1,848+9.8%
1981 2,068+11.9%
1991 1,945−5.9%
2001 2,064+6.1%
2011 1,902−7.8%