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Azambuja

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

Azambuja had 21.421 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 23,6% were aged 65 or over; 12,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

21.421inhabitants (2021 Census)
21district-seat telephone code
1town hall7parish councils12schools

Mayor: Silvino José da Silva Lúcio · Tel. 263400400 · Email: geral@cm-azambuja.pt · www.cm-azambuja.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.)
  • 955 – 973
  • 1.431
  • 2.003 – 3.133
  • 4.669
  • 8.257
Density (inh./km²)
  • 34,7 – 39,1
  • 66,6
  • 75,7 – 101,8
  • 141,9
  • 178,5
Area (km²)
  • 6,7 – 18,9
  • 24,9
  • 26,2 – 47,1
  • 57,8
  • 81,1
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 7 parishes of Azambuja

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
1Azambuja8.25781,11101,8
2Aveiras de Cima4.66926,16178,5
3Alcoentre3.13347,0566,6
4União das freguesias de Manique do Intendente, Vila Nova de São Pedro e Maçussa2.00357,8134,7
5Aveiras de Baixo1.43118,9075,7
6Vila Nova da Rainha97324,9039,1
7Vale do Paraíso9556,73141,9
INE code (DTMN)
1103
Resident population
21.421
Area
262,66 km²
Density
81,6 inh./km²
Parishes
7
Share of district population
0,9%
Rank in the district (population)
13th of 16
National rank (population)
113th of 308
National rank (density)
140th of 308
National rank (area)
123rd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
10.701 (50,0%)
Women
10.720 (50,0%)
Portuguese nationality
20.128 (94,0%)
Foreign nationality
1.292 (6,0%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
180,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
8.356
Average household size
2,42 people
Dwellings
12.012
Buildings
9.429
With higher education (15+)
12,6% (2.340)
Unemployment rate
7,35%

Population by age group

0-142.801 · 13,1%15-242.234 · 10,4%25-6411.339 · 52,9%65+5.047 · 23,6%
Residents by age group (21.421 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
17.880
Voters
10.557 (59,04%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)3.47532,92%3
PPD/PSD3.20430,35%2
CH1.82017,24%1
PCP-PEV1.44513,69%1
B.E.2292,17%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
17.880
Voters
10.557 (59,04%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS3.73035,33%8
PPD/PSD2.92527,71%7
CH1.95918,56%4
PCP-PEV1.24111,76%2
B.E.2942,78%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
Silvino José da Silva Lúcio
Address
Praça do Município, n.º 19, 2050-315 Azambuja
Telephone
263400400
Email
geral@cm-azambuja.pt
Website
www.cm-azambuja.pt

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

On the web

Q634164 · Wikipedia · www.cm-azambuja.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Alenquer (12,9 km) · Benavente (30,5 km) · Cadaval (18,5 km) · Cartaxo (9,3 km) · Rio Maior (21,7 km) · Salvaterra de Magos (20,5 km) · Santarém (26,8 km) · Vila Franca de Xira (24,7 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Lisboa: 32,2 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.)
  • 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
Azambuja 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

Alenquer · Amadora · Arruda dos Vinhos · 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