Ribeira Grande is a concelho (municipality) of Cape Verde.

It borders the municipality Paul to the east and Porto Novo to the south.

The protected areas Cova-Paul-Ribeira da Torre Natural Park, Moroços and Cruzinha lie (partly) within the municipality..

In 1732 the Municipality of Santo Antão was created, with its seat in the town Ribeira Grande.

[5] Since 2008, the Movement for Democracy (MpD) is the ruling party of the municipality.