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Alenquer

Municipality of the district of Lisboa (District of Lisboa), region Oeste e Vale do Tejo (NUTS III: Oeste).

Alenquer had 44.442 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 20,2% were aged 65 or over; 14,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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44.442inhabitants (2021 Census)
21district-seat telephone code
1town hall11parish councils24schools

Mayor: João Nicolau · Tel. 263730900 · Email: geral@cm-alenquer.pt · www.cm-alenquer.pt more contacts

Summary for arrivals. The telephone code is that of the district/region seat (ANACOM numbering plan), not exclusive to this municipality. School, parish-council and town-hall counts come from the official lists already on this site. Hospitals are NHS institutions whose official name includes the municipality.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.049 – 1.494
  • 1.565 – 1.617
  • 1.806 – 2.000
  • 2.911 – 4.157
  • 12.026 – 14.622
Density (inh./km²)
  • 25,8 – 81,5
  • 86,5 – 90,1
  • 90,1 – 104,1
  • 114,5 – 217,6
  • 240,1 – 596,3
Area (km²)
  • 8,3 – 18,1
  • 18,3 – 22,2
  • 24,5 – 28,0
  • 28,1 – 46,2
  • 46,3 – 50,1
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 11 parishes of Alenquer

Sorted by resident population (2021 Census, 2025 geography). Click a header to sort; hover a row to highlight it on the map.

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1União das freguesias de Carregado e Cadafais14.62224,52596,3
2União das freguesias de Alenquer (Santo Estêvão e Triana)12.02650,08240,1
3União das freguesias de Abrigada e Cabanas de Torres4.15746,1590,1
4União das freguesias de Aldeia Galega da Merceana e Aldeia Gavinha2.91127,96104,1
5Ventosa2.00022,2190,1
6Olhalvo1.8068,30217,6
7Meca1.61714,12114,5
8Carnota1.56518,0986,5
9União das freguesias de Ribafria e Pereiro de Palhacana1.49418,3481,5
10Ota1.19546,3225,8
11Vila Verde dos Francos1.04928,1337,3
INE code (DTMN)
1101
Resident population
44.442
Area
304,22 km²
Density
146,1 inh./km²
Parishes
11
Share of district population
2,0%
Rank in the district (population)
11th of 16
National rank (population)
66th of 308
National rank (density)
91st of 308
National rank (area)
103rd of 308

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)

2021 Census in detail

Men
21.578 (48,6%)
Women
22.864 (51,4%)
Portuguese nationality
41.305 (92,9%)
Foreign nationality
3.137 (7,1%)
Ageing index
134,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
17.275
Average household size
2,54 people
Dwellings
23.656
Buildings
16.327
With higher education (15+)
14,2% (5.372)
Unemployment rate
7,15%

Population by age group

0-146.663 · 15,0%15-244.958 · 11,2%25-6423.833 · 53,6%65+8.988 · 20,2%
Residents by age group (44.442 in total).

Source: INE, Censos 2021 (API de indicadores) — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012328, 0012481, 0014632, licence CC BY 4.0.

2025 local elections

Municipal council

Registered
38.253
Voters
21.846 (57,11%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)6.84731,34%3
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL.PPM.MPT.NC6.22028,47%2
CH3.51416,09%1
TIAGOPEDRO3.16714,50%1
PCP-PEV1.5076,90%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
38.253
Voters
21.849 (57,12%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS7.40033,87%8
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL.PPM.MPT.NC7.28933,36%7
CH4.22619,34%4
PCP-PEV2.1369,78%2

Source: SGMAI — resultados oficiais das Autárquicas 2025. Official results; only the list that elects the council president is marked (the person’s name is not in these results).

Contacts

Mayor
João Nicolau
Address
Praça Luís de Camões, 2580-318 Alenquer
Telephone
263730900
Email
geral@cm-alenquer.pt
Website
www.cm-alenquer.pt

Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).

On the web

Q988830 · Wikipedia · www.cm-alenquer.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Arruda dos Vinhos (14,5 km) · Azambuja (12,9 km) · Cadaval (15,4 km) · Sobral de Monte Agraço (15,5 km) · Torres Vedras (19,1 km) · Vila Franca de Xira (20,1 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Lisboa: 21,0 km.

Source: DGT, CAOP2025 (CC BY 4.0) — adjacência de limites; distância em linha reta entre centróides (licence CC BY 4.0).

Location in the district

Population (inh.)
  • 10.540 – 21.421
  • 26.240 – 83.072
  • 86.515 – 148.034
  • 171.454 – 201.590
  • 214.124 – 545.796
Density (inh./km²)
  • 76,5 – 178,3
  • 179,5 – 204,0
  • 296,6 – 1.205,4
  • 1.207,9 – 3.741,5
  • 5.455,2 – 7.210,0
Area (km²)
  • 23,8 – 52,1
  • 78,0 – 100,1
  • 147,2 – 174,9
  • 262,7 – 304,2
  • 318,2 – 407,2
Quantile classes · current municipality
Alenquer highlighted. Click a neighbouring municipality to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

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Other municipalities of the district of Lisboa

Amadora · Arruda dos Vinhos · Azambuja · Cadaval · Cascais · Lisboa · Loures · Lourinhã · Mafra · Odivelas · Oeiras · Sintra · Sobral de Monte Agraço · Torres Vedras · Vila Franca de Xira

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026