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Cartaxo

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

Cartaxo had 23.186 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 25,3% were aged 65 or over; 15,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

23.186inhabitants (2021 Census)
243district-seat telephone code
1town hall6parish councils13schools

Mayor: João Miguel Ferreira Heitor · Tel. 243700250 · Email: correio@cm-cartaxo.pt · www.cm-cartaxo.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.)
  • 683 – 1.646
  • 1.726
  • 2.469
  • 4.360
  • 12.302
Density (inh./km²)
  • 16,2 – 74,3
  • 116,7
  • 136,8
  • 156,6
  • 435,8
Area (km²)
  • 12,6 – 14,1
  • 27,8
  • 28,2
  • 33,2
  • 42,2
Quantile classes
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The 6 parishes of Cartaxo

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
1União das freguesias do Cartaxo e Vale da Pinta12.30228,23435,8
2Pontével4.36027,84156,6
3Vila Chã de Ourique2.46933,2274,3
4União das freguesias de Ereira e Lapa1.72612,62136,8
5Vale da Pedra1.64614,10116,7
6Valada68342,1716,2
INE code (DTMN)
1406
Resident population
23.186
Area
158,17 km²
Density
146,6 inh./km²
Parishes
6
Share of district population
5,5%
Rank in the district (population)
7th of 21
National rank (population)
104th of 308
National rank (density)
90th of 308
National rank (area)
194th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
11.123 (48,0%)
Women
12.063 (52,0%)
Portuguese nationality
22.191 (95,7%)
Foreign nationality
995 (4,3%)
Ageing index
200,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
9.553
Average household size
2,39 people
Dwellings
13.256
Buildings
9.913
With higher education (15+)
15,5% (3.146)
Unemployment rate
7,75%

Population by age group

0-142.917 · 12,6%15-242.369 · 10,2%25-6412.042 · 51,9%65+5.858 · 25,3%
Residents by age group (23.186 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
20.911
Voters
12.249 (58,58%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)7.82563,88%5
PS2.22318,15%1
CH1.46311,94%1
PCP-PEV5364,38%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
20.911
Voters
12.250 (58,58%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD6.62454,07%12
PS2.91223,77%5
CH1.81014,78%3
PCP-PEV6415,23%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
João Miguel Ferreira Heitor
Address
Praça 15 de Dezembro, 2070-050 Cartaxo
Telephone
243700250
Email
correio@cm-cartaxo.pt
Website
www.cm-cartaxo.pt

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

On the web

Q841304 · Wikipedia · www.cm-cartaxo.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Almeirim (18,1 km) · Azambuja (9,3 km) · Salvaterra de Magos (14,1 km) · Santarém (21,9 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Santarém: 35,3 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
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Other municipalities of the district of Santarém

Abrantes · Alcanena · Almeirim · Alpiarça · Benavente · 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