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 of 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.