Machico
Municipality of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Ilha da Madeira).
Machico had 19.593 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 20,5% were aged 65 or over; 11,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Hugo Alexandre Teixeira Marques · Tel. 291969990 · Email: presidencia@cm-machico.pt · www.cm-machico.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.
- 1.334
- 2.134
- 2.749
- 3.548
- 9.828
- 84,7
- 151,4
- 299,9
- 534,8
- 568,8
- 5,1
- 8,8
- 11,8
- 17,3
- 25,2
The 5 parishes of Machico
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 | Machico | 9.828 | 17,28 | 568,8 |
| 2 | Caniçal | 3.548 | 11,83 | 299,9 |
| 3 | Água de Pena | 2.749 | 5,14 | 534,8 |
| 4 | Porto da Cruz | 2.134 | 25,19 | 84,7 |
| 5 | Santo António da Serra | 1.334 | 8,81 | 151,4 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 3104
- Resident population
- 19.593
- Area
- 68,25 km²
- Density
- 287,1 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 5
- Share of the region
- 7,8%
- Rank in the region (population)
- 4th of 11
- National rank (population)
- 121st of 308
- National rank (density)
- 56th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 285th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 9.478 (48,4%)
- Women
- 10.115 (51,6%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 19.287 (98,4%)
- Foreign nationality
- 306 (1,6%)
- Ageing index
- 181,5 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 7.285
- Average household size
- 2,67 people
- Dwellings
- 9.965
- Buildings
- 8.464
- With higher education (15+)
- 11,6% (2.017)
- Unemployment rate
- 11,35%
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
- 19.963
- Voters
- 12.074 (60,48%)
- Seats
- 7
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS (elected council president) | 5.244 | 43,43% | 4 |
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP | 4.234 | 35,07% | 3 |
| JPP | 1.095 | 9,07% | 0 |
| CH | 950 | 7,87% | 0 |
| IL | 171 | 1,42% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 62 | 0,51% | 0 |
| PTP | 50 | 0,41% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 19.963
- Voters
- 12.076 (60,49%)
- Seats
- 21
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 5.212 | 43,16% | 10 |
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP | 4.406 | 36,49% | 8 |
| JPP | 1.603 | 13,27% | 3 |
| IL | 347 | 2,87% | 0 |
| PTP | 94 | 0,78% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 87 | 0,72% | 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
- Hugo Alexandre Teixeira Marques
- Address
- Largo do Município, 9200-099 Machico
- Telephone
- 291969990
- presidencia@cm-machico.pt
- Website
- www.cm-machico.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q693243 · Wikipedia · www.cm-machico.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Funchal (12,9 km) · Santa Cruz (6,4 km) · Santana (10,5 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Região Autónoma da Madeira: 12,4 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: 5,92 €/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 · Câmara de Lobos · Funchal · 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