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Almeirim

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

Almeirim had 22.012 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 25,8% were aged 65 or over; 14,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

22.012inhabitants (2021 Census)
243district-seat telephone code
1town hall4parish councils12schools

Mayor: Joaquim Manuel de Deus Catalão · Tel. 243594100 · Email: geral@cm-almeirim.pt · www.cm-almeirim.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.)
  • 497
  • 2.795
  • 6.352
  • 12.368
Density (inh./km²)
  • 7,6
  • 95,5
  • 109,0
  • 178,9
Area (km²)
  • 29,3
  • 58,3
  • 65,4
  • 69,1
Quantile classes
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The 4 parishes of Almeirim

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
1Almeirim12.36869,13178,9
2Fazendas de Almeirim6.35258,30109,0
3Benfica do Ribatejo2.79529,2795,5
4Raposa49765,427,6
INE code (DTMN)
1403
Resident population
22.012
Area
222,12 km²
Density
99,1 inh./km²
Parishes
4
Share of district population
5,2%
Rank in the district (population)
8th of 21
National rank (population)
109th of 308
National rank (density)
119th of 308
National rank (area)
144th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
10.452 (47,5%)
Women
11.560 (52,5%)
Portuguese nationality
21.155 (96,1%)
Foreign nationality
857 (3,9%)
Ageing index
193,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
9.025
Average household size
2,41 people
Dwellings
12.156
Buildings
9.294
With higher education (15+)
14,6% (2.793)
Unemployment rate
7,34%

Population by age group

0-142.930 · 13,3%15-242.253 · 10,2%25-6411.154 · 50,7%65+5.675 · 25,8%
Residents by age group (22.012 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
19.895
Voters
10.290 (51,72%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)6.06958,98%5
CH2.19121,29%1
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL1.12110,89%1
PCP-PEV5765,60%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
19.895
Voters
10.293 (51,74%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS5.66755,06%13
CH2.34322,76%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL1.21011,76%2
PCP-PEV7046,84%1

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
Joaquim Manuel de Deus Catalão
Address
Rua 5 de Outubro, 2080-052 Almeirim
Telephone
243594100
Email
geral@cm-almeirim.pt
Website
www.cm-almeirim.pt

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

On the web

Q841235 · Wikipedia · www.cm-almeirim.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Alpiarça (9,2 km) · Cartaxo (18,1 km) · Chamusca (21,3 km) · Coruche (26,9 km) · Salvaterra de Magos (15,6 km) · Santarém (23,6 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Santarém: 24,2 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.)
  • 3.513 – 6.975
  • 7.016 – 12.472
  • 17.355 – 21.607
  • 22.012 – 34.111
  • 34.329 – 58.662
Density (inh./km²)
  • 11,4 – 41,0
  • 47,3 – 64,0
  • 73,1 – 98,0
  • 99,1 – 106,9
  • 126,3 – 1.466,9
Area (km²)
  • 13,7 – 92,2
  • 95,4 – 190,4
  • 222,1 – 272,8
  • 351,2 – 521,4
  • 552,5 – 1.115,7
Quantile classes · current municipality
Almeirim 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 Santarém

Abrantes · Alcanena · Alpiarça · Benavente · Cartaxo · Chamusca · Constância · Coruche · Entroncamento · Ferreira do Zêzere · Golegã · Mação · Ourém · Rio Maior · Salvaterra de Magos · Santarém · Sardoal · Tomar · Torres Novas · Vila Nova da Barquinha

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