Lagoa
Municipality of the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Ilha de São Miguel).
Lagoa had 14.189 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 12,8% were aged 65 or over; 12,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Frederico Furtado de Sousa · Tel. 296960600 · Email: geral@lagoa-acores.pt · www.lagoa-acores.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.
- 365
- 1.970
- 2.919
- 3.528
- 5.407
- 146,0
- 167,2
- 247,2
- 406,2
- 829,3
- 2,5
- 4,9
- 6,5
- 14,3
- 17,5
The 5 parishes of Lagoa
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 | Lagoa (Nossa Senhora do Rosário) | 5.407 | 6,52 | 829,3 |
| 2 | Lagoa (Santa Cruz) | 3.528 | 14,27 | 247,2 |
| 3 | Água de Pau | 2.919 | 17,46 | 167,2 |
| 4 | Cabouco | 1.970 | 4,85 | 406,2 |
| 5 | Ribeira Chã | 365 | 2,50 | 146,0 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 4201
- Resident population
- 14.189
- Area
- 45,59 km²
- Density
- 311,2 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 5
- Share of the region
- 6,0%
- Rank in the region (population)
- 6th of 19
- National rank (population)
- 151st of 308
- National rank (density)
- 51st of 308
- National rank (area)
- 297th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 6.976 (49,2%)
- Women
- 7.213 (50,8%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 14.039 (98,9%)
- Foreign nationality
- 150 (1,1%)
- Ageing index
- 77,6 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 4.486
- Average household size
- 3,15 people
- Dwellings
- 5.315
- Buildings
- 4.890
- With higher education (15+)
- 12,3% (1.453)
- Unemployment rate
- 7,44%
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
- 13.150
- Voters
- 7.071 (53,77%)
- Seats
- 7
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS (elected council president) | 5.239 | 74,09% | 6 |
| PPD/PSD | 1.021 | 14,44% | 1 |
| CH | 543 | 7,68% | 0 |
| B.E. | 62 | 0,88% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 28 | 0,40% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 13.150
- Voters
- 7.071 (53,77%)
- Seats
- 21
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 4.905 | 69,37% | 16 |
| PPD/PSD | 1.192 | 16,86% | 3 |
| CH | 662 | 9,36% | 2 |
| B.E. | 90 | 1,27% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 39 | 0,55% | 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
- Frederico Furtado de Sousa
- Address
- Largo D. João III, 9560-045 Lagoa (Santa Cruz)
- Telephone
- 296960600
- geral@lagoa-acores.pt
- Website
- www.lagoa-acores.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q564759 · Wikipedia · cm-lagoa.azoresdigital.pt/ · lagoa-acores.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Ponta Delgada (18,8 km) · Ribeira Grande (9,6 km) · Vila Franca do Campo (10,4 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Região Autónoma dos Açores: 191,5 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: 6,53 €/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).
Embassies and consulates
1 foreign posts with a seat given in this municipality, in the April 2025 Book of the Diplomatic Corps.
- Cônsul honorário de Países Baixos em ponta delgada — Avenida Litoral, 19, 9560-401 Lagoa Ir para · 296 201 582 · ponta_delgada@nlhonoraryconsul.nl
Location in the region
- 384 – 3.220
- 3.437 – 4.368
- 4.936 – 6.319
- 10.323 – 19.463
- 31.388 – 67.229
- 20,1 – 27,2
- 27,9 – 43,0
- 43,1 – 67,4
- 82,8 – 141,3
- 174,2 – 311,2
- 17,1 – 70,1
- 70,9 – 101,5
- 106,4 – 142,4
- 147,1 – 173,1
- 180,2 – 239,0
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Other municipalities of the Autonomous Region of the Azores
Angra do Heroísmo · Calheta · Corvo · Horta · Lajes das Flores · Lajes do Pico · Madalena · Nordeste · Ponta Delgada · Povoação · Ribeira Grande · Santa Cruz da Graciosa · Santa Cruz das Flores · São Roque do Pico · Velas · Vila Franca do Campo · Vila da Praia da Vitória · Vila do Porto
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026