Penamacor
Municipality of the district of Castelo Branco (District of Castelo Branco), region Centro (NUTS III: Beira Baixa).
Penamacor had 4.768 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 44,4% were aged 65 or over; 8,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: José Miguel Ribeiro de Oliveira · Tel. 277394106 · Email: secretaria.gap@cm-penamacor.pt · www.cm-penamacor.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.
- 222 – 238
- 307 – 320
- 463
- 572 – 882
- 1.444
- 3,9 – 7,2
- 10,7 – 11,5
- 16,2 – 18,0
- 27,0 – 30,5
- 58,4
- 5,5 – 10,5
- 19,3 – 28,6
- 28,8 – 31,7
- 32,7 – 33,1
- 373,5
The 9 parishes of Penamacor
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 | Penamacor | 1.444 | 373,50 | 3,9 |
| 2 | União das freguesias de Aldeia do Bispo, Águas e Aldeia de João Pires | 882 | 32,71 | 27,0 |
| 3 | União das freguesias de Pedrógão de São Pedro e Bemposta | 572 | 31,71 | 18,0 |
| 4 | Benquerença | 463 | 28,60 | 16,2 |
| 5 | Aranhas | 320 | 5,48 | 58,4 |
| 6 | Salvador | 320 | 10,49 | 30,5 |
| 7 | Meimoa | 307 | 28,80 | 10,7 |
| 8 | Meimão | 238 | 33,12 | 7,2 |
| 9 | Vale da Senhora da Póvoa | 222 | 19,31 | 11,5 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 0507
- Resident population
- 4.768
- Area
- 563,71 km²
- Density
- 8,5 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 9
- Share of district population
- 2,7%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 9th of 11
- National rank (population)
- 266th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 298th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 42nd of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 2.349 (49,3%)
- Women
- 2.419 (50,7%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 4.537 (95,2%)
- Foreign nationality
- 231 (4,8%)
- Ageing index
- 659,8 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 2.339
- Average household size
- 1,98 people
- Dwellings
- 6.853
- Buildings
- 6.677
- With higher education (15+)
- 8,8% (393)
- Unemployment rate
- 7,35%
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
- 4.023
- Voters
- 3.022 (75,12%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS (elected council president) | 1.439 | 47,62% | 3 |
| IND | 1.124 | 37,19% | 2 |
| PPD/PSD | 208 | 6,88% | 0 |
| CH | 93 | 3,08% | 0 |
| CDS-PP | 26 | 0,86% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 23 | 0,76% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 4.023
- Voters
- 3.024 (75,17%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 1.440 | 47,62% | 8 |
| IND | 1.147 | 37,93% | 6 |
| PPD/PSD | 238 | 7,87% | 1 |
| CDS-PP | 35 | 1,16% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 33 | 1,09% | 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
- José Miguel Ribeiro de Oliveira
- Address
- Largo do Município, 6090-543 Penamacor
- Telephone
- 277394106
- secretaria.gap@cm-penamacor.pt
- Website
- www.cm-penamacor.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q995183 · Wikipedia · www.cm-penamacor.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Fundão (30,0 km) · Idanha-a-Nova (30,8 km) · Sabugal (23,6 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Castelo Branco: 47,5 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
Schools (Infoescolas 2020)
2 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 de Penamacor | Código DGEEC 507164. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica e Secundária Ribeiro Sanches, Penamacor | Código DGEEC 507106. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo, secundário científico-humanístico, 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
- 3.279 – 4.768
- 4.904 – 6.205
- 7.167 – 8.355
- 14.769 – 26.503
- 46.455 – 52.272
- 5,9 – 10,0
- 10,4 – 17,1
- 18,1 – 33,1
- 36,4 – 37,9
- 52,3 – 83,6
- 118,8 – 329,9
- 395,4 – 446,7
- 471,1 – 555,6
- 563,7 – 700,2
- 1.416,3 – 1.438,2
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Other municipalities of the district of Castelo Branco
Belmonte · Castelo Branco · Covilhã · Fundão · Idanha-a-Nova · Oleiros · Proença-a-Nova · Sertã · Vila Velha de Ródão · Vila de Rei
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026