Calheta

Municipality of the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Ilha de São Jorge).

Calheta had 3.437 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 23,7% were aged 65 or over; 9,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

3.437inhabitants (2021 Census)

292district-seat telephone code

1town hall 5parish councils

Mayor: António João Viegas Sousa · Tel. 295416341 · Email: geral@cm-calheta.pt · www.cm-calheta.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.)

196
440
629
897
1.275

Density (inh./km²)

16,2
16,7
19,5
47,6
67,8

Area (km²)

9,2
12,1
18,8
32,3
53,8

Quantile classes

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The 5 parishes of Calheta

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	Calheta	1.275	18,81	67,8
2	Ribeira Seca	897	53,77	16,7
3	Santo Antão	629	32,34	19,5
4	Topo (Nossa Senhora do Rosário)	440	9,24	47,6
5	Norte Pequeno	196	12,11	16,2

INE code (DTMN): 4501
Resident population: 3.437
Area: 126,26 km²
Density: 27,2 inh./km²
Parishes: 5
Share of the region: 1,5%
Rank in the region (population): 15th of 19
National rank (population): 284th of 308
National rank (density): 221st of 308
National rank (area): 228th of 308

In CAOP2025 (DGT) this municipality appears as “Calheta de São Jorge”.

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

2021 Census in detail

Men: 1.707 (49,7%)
Women: 1.730 (50,3%)
Portuguese nationality: 3.389 (98,6%)
Foreign nationality: 48 (1,4%)
Ageing index: 190,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households: 1.432
Average household size: 2,37 people
Dwellings: 2.426
Buildings: 2.319
With higher education (15+): 9,8% (294)
Unemployment rate: 2,69%

Population by age group

Residents by age group (3.437 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: 3.675
Voters: 2.186 (59,48%)
Seats: 5

List	Votes	%	Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)	1.201	54,94%	3
PS	751	34,35%	2
PCP-PEV	125	5,72%	0
CH	65	2,97%	0

Municipal assembly

Registered: 3.675
Voters: 2.186 (59,48%)
Seats: 15

List	Votes	%	Seats
PPD/PSD	1.184	54,16%	9
PS	720	32,94%	5
PCP-PEV	221	10,11%	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).