The parish of Cinco Ribeiras is situated on the southwest coast of the island of Terceira, occupying a roughly trianglur swath from the coast to the summit of the volcano of Santa Bárbara in the island's interior. It is an area of approximately , that reaches an altitude of above sea level. It is bordered on the east by the civil parish of São Bartolomeu de Regatos and west by the parish of Santa Bárbara das Nove Ribeiras, as well as, along a short frontier to the north, with the parish of Altares.