Matriz is a parish in the district of Ribeira Grande in the Azores.

The population in 2011 was 3,968,[1] in an area of 10.84 km².

[2] It is situated on the north coast of the island.

Together with the parish Conceição, it forms the town Ribeira Grande.

It contains the localities Bairro de Santa Luzia, Caldeiras and Matriz.