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Benavente

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

Benavente had 29.709 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 19,7% were aged 65 or over; 14,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

29.709inhabitants (2021 Census)
243district-seat telephone code
1town hall4parish councils14schools

Mayor: Sónia Patrícia da Silva Ferreira Quintino · Tel. 263519600 · Email: gap@cm-benavente.pt · www.cm-benavente.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.)
  • 638
  • 1.988
  • 9.385
  • 17.698
Density (inh./km²)
  • 31,9
  • 55,1
  • 72,0
  • 89,0
Area (km²)
  • 7,2
  • 62,4
  • 130,4
  • 321,4
Quantile classes
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The 4 parishes of Benavente

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
1Samora Correia17.698321,3955,1
2Benavente9.385130,4172,0
3Santo Estêvão1.98862,4131,9
4Barrosa6387,1789,0
INE code (DTMN)
1405
Resident population
29.709
Area
521,38 km²
Density
57,0 inh./km²
Parishes
4
Share of district population
7,0%
Rank in the district (population)
6th of 21
National rank (population)
88th of 308
National rank (density)
165th of 308
National rank (area)
48th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
14.259 (48,0%)
Women
15.450 (52,0%)
Portuguese nationality
27.652 (93,1%)
Foreign nationality
2.057 (6,9%)
Ageing index
129,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
11.697
Average household size
2,51 people
Dwellings
15.158
Buildings
9.775
With higher education (15+)
14,9% (3.752)
Unemployment rate
7,75%

Population by age group

0-144.543 · 15,3%15-243.416 · 11,5%25-6415.889 · 53,5%65+5.861 · 19,7%
Residents by age group (29.709 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
25.270
Voters
14.109 (55,83%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president)4.57032,39%2
CH3.75526,61%2
PCP-PEV3.47424,62%2
PS1.94413,78%1

Municipal assembly

Registered
25.270
Voters
14.108 (55,83%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP4.49731,88%7
CH3.82827,13%6
PCP-PEV3.30223,41%5
PS2.05514,57%3

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
Sónia Patrícia da Silva Ferreira Quintino
Address
Praça do Município, 2130-038 Benavente
Telephone
263519600
Email
gap@cm-benavente.pt
Website
www.cm-benavente.pt

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

On the web

Q571140 · Wikipedia · www.cm-benavente.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Alcochete (17,3 km) · Azambuja (30,5 km) · Coruche (32,5 km) · Montijo (20,8 km) · Palmela (27,8 km) · Salvaterra de Magos (22,6 km) · Vila Franca de Xira (16,2 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Santarém: 61,8 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
Benavente 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 · Almeirim · Alpiarça · 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