Cuba
Municipality of the district of Beja (District of Beja), region Alentejo (NUTS III: Baixo Alentejo).
Cuba had 4.373 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 26,7% were aged 65 or over; 13,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: João Duarte Oliveira Brito Palma · Tel. 284419900 · Email: geral@cm-cuba.pt · www.cm-cuba.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.
- 380
- 416
- 485
- 3.092
- 10,9
- 11,2
- 18,9
- 44,1
- 20,1
- 37,2
- 44,7
- 70,1
The 4 parishes of Cuba
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 | Cuba | 3.092 | 70,09 | 44,1 |
| 2 | Faro do Alentejo | 485 | 44,68 | 10,9 |
| 3 | Vila Alva | 416 | 37,20 | 11,2 |
| 4 | Vila Ruiva | 380 | 20,12 | 18,9 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 0207
- Resident population
- 4.373
- Area
- 172,09 km²
- Density
- 25,4 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 4
- Share of district population
- 3,0%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 12th of 14
- National rank (population)
- 270th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 230th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 183rd of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 2.152 (49,2%)
- Women
- 2.221 (50,8%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 4.177 (95,5%)
- Foreign nationality
- 196 (4,5%)
- Ageing index
- 202,4 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 1.717
- Average household size
- 2,45 people
- Dwellings
- 2.965
- Buildings
- 2.902
- With higher education (15+)
- 13,6% (516)
- Unemployment rate
- 6,75%
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
- 3.618
- Voters
- 2.731 (75,48%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCP-PEV (elected council president) | 1.430 | 52,36% | 3 |
| PS | 961 | 35,19% | 2 |
| PPD/PSD | 150 | 5,49% | 0 |
| CH | 114 | 4,17% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 3.618
- Voters
- 2.730 (75,46%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCP-PEV | 1.446 | 52,97% | 8 |
| PS | 975 | 35,71% | 6 |
| PPD/PSD | 207 | 7,58% | 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 Duarte Oliveira Brito Palma
- Address
- Rua Serpa Pinto, 84, 7940-172 Cuba
- Telephone
- 284419900
- geral@cm-cuba.pt
- Website
- www.cm-cuba.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q552580 · Wikipedia · www.cm-cuba.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Alvito (12,6 km) · Beja (26,1 km) · Ferreira do Alentejo (26,7 km) · Portel (22,5 km) · Viana do Alentejo (28,1 km) · Vidigueira (17,4 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Beja: 30,8 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: 3,32 €/m² (INE 0014773). INE also publishes the value for 0 parishes of this municipality. See parish by parish.
Schools (Infoescolas 2020)
4 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 Fialho de Almeida, Cuba | Código DGEEC 207320. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo, 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica de Faro do Alentejo, Cuba | Código DGEEC 207168. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Básica de Vila Alva, Cuba | Código DGEEC 207173. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 4 | Escola Profissional de Cuba | Código DGEEC 207276. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: secundário profissional. 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
- 1.438 – 4.373
- 4.839 – 6.206
- 6.712 – 7.684
- 8.874 – 13.757
- 29.538 – 33.394
- 4,8 – 8,5
- 8,6 – 11,9
- 12,1 – 13,8
- 16,4 – 19,4
- 25,4 – 29,1
- 168,4 – 264,9
- 316,6 – 569,4
- 648,2 – 777,9
- 958,5 – 1.146,5
- 1.292,9 – 1.720,6
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Other municipalities of the district of Beja
Aljustrel · Almodôvar · Alvito · Barrancos · Beja · Castro Verde · Ferreira do Alentejo · Moura · Mértola · Odemira · Ourique · Serpa · Vidigueira
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026