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Angra do Heroísmo

Municipality of the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Ilha Terceira).

Angra do Heroísmo had 33.771 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 19,3% were aged 65 or over; 17,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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33.771inhabitants (2021 Census)
292district-seat telephone code
1town hall19parish councils

Mayor: Fátima da Conceição Lobão Santos da Silveira Amorim · Tel. 295401700 · Email: angra@cmah.pt · angradoheroismo.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.)
  • 316 – 683
  • 849 – 1.279
  • 1.343 – 2.048
  • 2.293 – 2.888
  • 3.268 – 3.777
Density (inh./km²)
  • 22,0 – 41,9
  • 50,6 – 77,4
  • 78,0 – 255,8
  • 286,8 – 631,6
  • 892,9 – 1.961,1
Area (km²)
  • 1,3 – 3,7
  • 5,3 – 10,1
  • 10,3 – 11,1
  • 14,4 – 23,9
  • 25,0 – 30,3
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 19 parishes of Angra do Heroísmo

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
1São Mateus da Calheta3.7775,98631,6
2Angra (Nossa Senhora da Conceição)3.3772,441.384,0
3Angra (São Pedro)3.2683,66892,9
4Terra Chã2.88810,07286,8
5Ribeirinha2.4807,53329,4
6Angra (Santa Luzia)2.4711,261.961,1
7Porto Judeu2.29330,2775,8
8Vila de São Sebastião2.04823,9385,6
9São Bartolomeu de Regatos1.93625,0077,4
10São Bento1.90910,34184,6
11Feteira1.3435,25255,8
12Santa Bárbara1.27916,4078,0
13Posto Santo1.03120,3750,6
14Angra (Sé)9281,65562,4
15Altares84928,2230,1
16Cinco Ribeiras68310,8063,2
17Raminho46411,0741,9
18Doze Ribeiras43110,4141,4
19Serreta31614,3622,0
INE code (DTMN)
4301
Resident population
33.771
Area
239,00 km²
Density
141,3 inh./km²
Parishes
19
Share of the region
14,3%
Rank in the region (population)
2nd of 19
National rank (population)
82nd of 308
National rank (density)
95th of 308
National rank (area)
135th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
16.367 (48,5%)
Women
17.404 (51,5%)
Portuguese nationality
33.325 (98,7%)
Foreign nationality
446 (1,3%)
Ageing index
144,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
12.732
Average household size
2,57 people
Dwellings
15.655
Buildings
13.813
With higher education (15+)
17,0% (4.981)
Unemployment rate
6,06%

Population by age group

0-144.494 · 13,3%15-243.762 · 11,1%25-6419.004 · 56,3%65+6.511 · 19,3%
Residents by age group (33.771 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
33.363
Voters
18.388 (55,11%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)10.35656,32%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP5.88432,00%2
CH9445,13%0
IL3301,79%0
B.E.1660,90%0
PCP-PEV1380,75%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
33.363
Voters
18.390 (55,12%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS9.64152,43%12
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP6.04232,85%8
CH1.1946,49%1
IL4612,51%0
B.E.2781,51%0
PCP-PEV1911,04%0

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
Fátima da Conceição Lobão Santos da Silveira Amorim
Address
Praça Velha, s/n, 9701-857 Angra do Heroísmo
Telephone
295401700
Email
angra@cmah.pt
Website
angradoheroismo.pt/

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

On the web

Q193677 · Wikipedia · angradoheroismo.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Vila da Praia da Vitória (9,2 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Região Autónoma dos Açores: 41,0 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 region

Grupo OcidentalGrupo CentralGrupo OrientalSanta MariaSão MiguelTerceiraGraciosaSão JorgePicoFaialFloresCorvo
Population (inh.)
  • 384 – 3.220
  • 3.437 – 4.368
  • 4.936 – 6.319
  • 10.323 – 19.463
  • 31.388 – 67.229
Density (inh./km²)
  • 20,1 – 27,2
  • 27,9 – 43,0
  • 43,1 – 67,4
  • 82,8 – 141,3
  • 174,2 – 311,2
Area (km²)
  • 17,1 – 70,1
  • 70,9 – 101,5
  • 106,4 – 142,4
  • 147,1 – 173,1
  • 180,2 – 239,0
Quantile classes · current municipality
Angra do Heroísmo highlighted. Click a neighbouring municipality to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

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Other municipalities of the Autonomous Region of the Azores

Calheta · Corvo · Horta · Lagoa · Lajes das Flores · Lajes do Pico · Madalena · Nordeste · Ponta Delgada · Povoação · Ribeira Grande · Santa Cruz da Graciosa · Santa Cruz das Flores · São Roque do Pico · Velas · Vila Franca do Campo · Vila da Praia da Vitória · Vila do Porto

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