Borba
Municipality of the district of Évora (District of Évora), region Alentejo (NUTS III: Alentejo Central).
Borba had 6.428 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 29,0% were aged 65 or over; 10,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Pedro Duarte Abelho Grego Esteves · Tel. 268891630 · Email: geral@cm-borba.pt · www.cm-borba.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.
- 577
- 604
- 1.860
- 3.387
- 11,4
- 35,2
- 82,0
- 3.020,0
- 0,2
- 41,3
- 50,8
- 52,9
The 4 parishes of Borba
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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| # | Parish | Population | Area (km²) | Inhab./km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borba (Matriz) | 3.387 | 41,32 | 82,0 |
| 2 | Rio de Moinhos | 1.860 | 52,85 | 35,2 |
| 3 | Borba (São Bartolomeu) | 604 | 0,20 | 3.020,0 |
| 4 | Orada | 577 | 50,81 | 11,4 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 0703
- Resident population
- 6.428
- Area
- 145,19 km²
- Density
- 44,3 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 4
- Share of district population
- 4,2%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 8th of 14
- National rank (population)
- 225th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 184th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 206th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 3.149 (49,0%)
- Women
- 3.279 (51,0%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 6.321 (98,3%)
- Foreign nationality
- 107 (1,7%)
- Ageing index
- 248,8 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 2.660
- Average household size
- 2,34 people
- Dwellings
- 4.213
- Buildings
- 3.318
- With higher education (15+)
- 10,2% (581)
- Unemployment rate
- 5,81%
Population by age group
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
- 5.707
- Voters
- 3.794 (66,48%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS (elected council president) | 1.605 | 42,30% | 2 |
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP | 1.090 | 28,73% | 2 |
| MuB | 555 | 14,63% | 1 |
| PCP-PEV | 276 | 7,27% | 0 |
| CH | 196 | 5,17% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 5.707
- Voters
- 3.794 (66,48%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 1.427 | 37,61% | 6 |
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP | 1.151 | 30,34% | 5 |
| MuB | 575 | 15,16% | 2 |
| PCP-PEV | 332 | 8,75% | 1 |
| CH | 227 | 5,98% | 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
- Pedro Duarte Abelho Grego Esteves
- Address
- Praça da República, 7150-249 Borba
- Telephone
- 268891630
- geral@cm-borba.pt
- Website
- www.cm-borba.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q893339 · Wikipedia · www.cm-borba.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Elvas (23,3 km) · Estremoz (12,9 km) · Monforte (25,9 km) · Redondo (24,0 km) · Vila Viçosa (11,4 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Évora: 33,9 km.
Source: DGT, CAOP2025 (CC BY 4.0) — adjacência de limites; distância em linha reta entre centróides (licence CC BY 4.0).
Services and territory
Median rent of new contracts in the municipality, 2025: 3,31 €/m² (INE 0014773). INE also publishes the value for 0 parishes of this municipality. See parish by parish.
Schools (Infoescolas 2020)
3 establishments with figures for the 1st, 2nd or 3rd cycle or for secondary education. The source does not name the parish.
| # | School | In the source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Escola Básica Padre Bento Pereira, Borba | Código DGEEC 703591. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica de Borba | Código DGEEC 703048. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Básica de Rio de Moinhos, Borba | Código DGEEC 703588. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
Source: DGEEC, Infoescolas 2020 (CC BY 4.0). Rents: INE 0014773 (CC BY 4.0).
Location in the district
- 2.351 – 5.014
- 5.318 – 6.286
- 6.428 – 7.387
- 9.871 – 12.680
- 15.799 – 53.577
- 8,4 – 9,3
- 9,6 – 12,8
- 13,5 – 21,3
- 24,7 – 41,0
- 44,3 – 50,6
- 145,2 – 222,4
- 278,6 – 393,7
- 444,0 – 513,8
- 542,7 – 683,8
- 1.233,0 – 1.307,1
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Other municipalities of the district of Évora
Alandroal · Arraiolos · Estremoz · Montemor-o-Novo · Mora · Mourão · Portel · Redondo · Reguengos de Monsaraz · Vendas Novas · Viana do Alentejo · Vila Viçosa · Évora
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026