Nordeste

Municipality of the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Ilha de São Miguel).

Nordeste had 4.368 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 21,2% were aged 65 or over; 8,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

4.368inhabitants (2021 Census)

292district-seat telephone code

1town hall 9parish councils

Mayor: António Miguel Borges Soares · Tel. 296480060 · Email: geral@cmnordeste.pt · www.cmnordeste.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.)

240 – 245
260 – 380
387 – 463
484 – 749
1.160

Density (inh./km²)

23,0 – 27,7
32,6 – 37,3
44,4 – 50,2
50,7 – 62,1
62,8

Area (km²)

5,4 – 6,1
7,7 – 9,4
10,7 – 11,9
12,4 – 14,8
23,1

Quantile classes

Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 9 parishes of Nordeste

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	Nordeste	1.160	23,13	50,2
2	Lomba da Fazenda	749	14,77	50,7
3	Salga	484	7,71	62,8
4	Achadinha	463	12,41	37,3
5	Achada	387	11,89	32,6
6	Santana	380	6,12	62,1
7	Santo António de Nordestinho	260	9,38	27,7
8	São Pedro de Nordestinho	245	10,65	23,0
9	Algarvia	240	5,40	44,4

INE code (DTMN): 4202
Resident population: 4.368
Area: 101,47 km²
Density: 43,1 inh./km²
Parishes: 9
Share of the region: 1,8%
Rank in the region (population): 12th of 19
National rank (population): 271st of 308
National rank (density): 186th of 308
National rank (area): 247th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men: 2.154 (49,3%)
Women: 2.214 (50,7%)
Portuguese nationality: 4.281 (98,0%)
Foreign nationality: 87 (2,0%)
Ageing index: 160,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households: 1.679
Average household size: 2,56 people
Dwellings: 2.627
Buildings: 2.614
With higher education (15+): 8,1% (307)
Unemployment rate: 8,84%

Population by age group

Residents by age group (4.368 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: 4.860
Voters: 2.908 (59,84%)
Seats: 5

List	Votes	%	Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)	1.703	58,56%	4
PS	657	22,59%	1
CH	381	13,10%	0
PCP-PEV	31	1,07%	0

Municipal assembly

Registered: 4.860
Voters: 2.908 (59,84%)
Seats: 15

List	Votes	%	Seats
PPD/PSD	1.544	53,09%	9
PS	746	25,65%	4
CH	424	14,58%	2
PCP-PEV	36	1,24%	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).