Câmara de Lobos
Municipality of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Ilha da Madeira).
Câmara de Lobos had 32.162 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 15,1% were aged 65 or over; 9,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Celso Renato Freitas Bettencourt · Tel. 291911080 · Email: geral@cm-camaradelobos.pt · www.cm-camaradelobos.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.
- 1.580
- 1.939
- 2.739
- 9.348
- 16.556
- 63,2
- 372,2
- 467,2
- 1.187,8
- 2.130,8
- 4,2
- 7,4
- 7,8
- 7,9
- 25,0
The 5 parishes of Câmara de Lobos
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 | Câmara de Lobos | 16.556 | 7,77 | 2.130,8 |
| 2 | Estreito de Câmara de Lobos | 9.348 | 7,87 | 1.187,8 |
| 3 | Jardim da Serra | 2.739 | 7,36 | 372,2 |
| 4 | Quinta Grande | 1.939 | 4,15 | 467,2 |
| 5 | Curral das Freiras | 1.580 | 25,02 | 63,2 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 3102
- Resident population
- 32.162
- Area
- 52,17 km²
- Density
- 616,5 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 5
- Share of the region
- 12,8%
- Rank in the region (population)
- 3rd of 11
- National rank (population)
- 85th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 29th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 292nd of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 15.388 (47,8%)
- Women
- 16.774 (52,2%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 31.652 (98,4%)
- Foreign nationality
- 510 (1,6%)
- Ageing index
- 100,1 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 10.712
- Average household size
- 2,99 people
- Dwellings
- 13.752
- Buildings
- 10.455
- With higher education (15+)
- 9,2% (2.519)
- Unemployment rate
- 13,81%
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
- 32.874
- Voters
- 17.137 (52,13%)
- Seats
- 7
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD (elected council president) | 10.310 | 60,16% | 5 |
| CH | 2.112 | 12,32% | 1 |
| JPP | 1.820 | 10,62% | 1 |
| PS | 1.201 | 7,01% | 0 |
| CDS-PP | 656 | 3,83% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 277 | 1,62% | 0 |
| IL | 276 | 1,61% | 0 |
| PTP | 102 | 0,60% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 32.874
- Voters
- 17.137 (52,13%)
- Seats
- 21
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD | 9.609 | 56,07% | 14 |
| CH | 2.348 | 13,70% | 3 |
| JPP | 1.959 | 11,43% | 2 |
| PS | 1.339 | 7,81% | 1 |
| CDS-PP | 762 | 4,45% | 1 |
| IL | 316 | 1,84% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 296 | 1,73% | 0 |
| PTP | 115 | 0,67% | 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
- Celso Renato Freitas Bettencourt
- Address
- Praça da Autonomia, 9304-001 Câmara de Lobos
- Telephone
- 291911080
- geral@cm-camaradelobos.pt
- Website
- www.cm-camaradelobos.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q623736 · Wikipedia · www.cm-camaradelobos.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Funchal (5,9 km) · Ribeira Brava (5,3 km) · Santana (11,0 km) · São Vicente (10,0 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Região Autónoma da Madeira: 8,6 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: 7,19 €/m² (INE 0014773). INE also publishes the value for 0 parishes of this municipality. See parish by parish.
Schools (Infoescolas 2020)
Infoescolas 2020 does not list schools in this municipality.
Source: DGEEC, Infoescolas 2020 (CC BY 4.0). Rents: INE 0014773 (CC BY 4.0).
Location in the region
- 2.517 – 5.149
- 6.553 – 8.360
- 10.915 – 12.680
- 19.593 – 32.162
- 42.168 – 105.782
- 30,4 – 68,6
- 97,9 – 120,6
- 180,7 – 193,7
- 287,1 – 518,6
- 616,5 – 1.387,9
- 42,7 – 52,2
- 65,5 – 68,3
- 76,2 – 78,8
- 81,3 – 82,9
- 95,5 – 111,5
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Other municipalities of the Autonomous Region of Madeira
Calheta · Funchal · Machico · Ponta do Sol · Porto Moniz · Porto Santo · Ribeira Brava · Santa Cruz · Santana · São Vicente
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026