Madalena
Municipality of the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Ilha do Pico).
Madalena had 6.319 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 20,0% were aged 65 or over; 13,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Catarina Isabel Gaspar Manito · Tel. 292628700 · Email: geral@cm-madalena.pt · www.cm-madalena.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.
- 414 – 675
- 710
- 809
- 829
- 2.882
- 17,3 – 27,9
- 32,0
- 38,9
- 44,1
- 81,0
- 17,4 – 18,4
- 22,2
- 23,9
- 29,7
- 35,6
The 6 parishes of Madalena
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 | Madalena | 2.882 | 35,59 | 81,0 |
| 2 | Candelária | 829 | 29,70 | 27,9 |
| 3 | Criação Velha | 809 | 18,36 | 44,1 |
| 4 | Bandeiras | 710 | 22,21 | 32,0 |
| 5 | São Mateus | 675 | 17,37 | 38,9 |
| 6 | São Caetano | 414 | 23,88 | 17,3 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 4602
- Resident population
- 6.319
- Area
- 147,12 km²
- Density
- 43,0 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 6
- Share of the region
- 2,7%
- Rank in the region (population)
- 8th of 19
- National rank (population)
- 229th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 187th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 204th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 3.079 (48,7%)
- Women
- 3.240 (51,3%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 6.157 (97,4%)
- Foreign nationality
- 162 (2,6%)
- Ageing index
- 142,9 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 2.376
- Average household size
- 2,60 people
- Dwellings
- 3.633
- Buildings
- 3.440
- With higher education (15+)
- 13,0% (705)
- Unemployment rate
- 3,93%
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
- 6.068
- Voters
- 3.836 (63,22%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD (elected council president) | 2.032 | 52,97% | 3 |
| PS | 1.450 | 37,80% | 2 |
| CH | 170 | 4,43% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 49 | 1,28% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 6.068
- Voters
- 3.836 (63,22%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD | 1.756 | 45,78% | 8 |
| PS | 1.643 | 42,83% | 7 |
| CH | 198 | 5,16% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 72 | 1,88% | 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
- Catarina Isabel Gaspar Manito
- Address
- Largo Cardeal Costa Nunes, 9950-324 Madalena do Pico
- Telephone
- 292628700
- geral@cm-madalena.pt
- Website
- www.cm-madalena.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q1002565 · Wikipedia · www.cm-madalena.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Lajes do Pico (21,7 km) · São Roque do Pico (12,8 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Região Autónoma dos Açores: 80,0 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: 4,87 €/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
- 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 · Lagoa · Lajes das Flores · Lajes do Pico · 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