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Ponta Delgada

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

Ponta Delgada had 67.229 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 15,0% were aged 65 or over; 19,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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67.229inhabitants (2021 Census)
292district-seat telephone code
1town hall24parish councils

Mayor: Pedro Miguel de Medeiros do Nascimento Cabral · Tel. 296304400 · Email: geral@mpdelgada.pt · www.cm-pontadelgada.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.)
  • 576 – 846
  • 976 – 1.557
  • 1.574 – 2.890
  • 3.293 – 4.590
  • 4.924 – 7.495
Density (inh./km²)
  • 36,5 – 97,0
  • 97,5 – 135,4
  • 144,7 – 277,0
  • 287,5 – 1.212,6
  • 1.212,8 – 3.467,5
Area (km²)
  • 1,7 – 4,1
  • 5,6 – 7,2
  • 7,7 – 9,0
  • 11,4 – 12,1
  • 16,9 – 25,4
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 24 parishes of Ponta Delgada

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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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Ponta Delgada (São Pedro)7.4952,892.593,4
2Arrifes7.29425,37287,5
3Ponta Delgada (São José)5.7561,663.467,5
4Fajã de Baixo4.9244,061.212,8
5Rosto do Cão (São Roque)4.5907,21636,6
6Rosto do Cão (Livramento)4.3075,59770,5
7Ponta Delgada (São Sebastião)4.0503,341.212,6
8Capelas3.98116,85236,3
9Fajã de Cima3.29311,89277,0
10Relva2.89012,07239,4
11Santa Clara2.8042,241.251,8
12São Vicente Ferreira2.49911,41219,0
13Fenais da Luz2.2277,70289,2
14Santo António1.57411,75134,0
15Feteiras1.55723,5366,2
16Covoada1.2239,03135,4
17Ginetes1.18412,1497,5
18Mosteiros1.0218,95114,1
19Candelária9768,63113,1
20Santa Bárbara8468,7297,0
21Remédios8095,59144,7
22Sete Cidades70119,1936,5
23Ajuda da Bretanha6527,0992,0
24Pilar da Bretanha5766,0794,9
INE code (DTMN)
4203
Resident population
67.229
Area
232,99 km²
Density
288,6 inh./km²
Parishes
24
Share of the region
28,4%
Rank in the region (population)
1st of 19
National rank (population)
39th of 308
National rank (density)
55th of 308
National rank (area)
138th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
32.385 (48,2%)
Women
34.844 (51,8%)
Portuguese nationality
66.473 (98,9%)
Foreign nationality
755 (1,1%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
104,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
23.930
Average household size
2,77 people
Dwellings
29.199
Buildings
22.705
With higher education (15+)
19,3% (11.129)
Unemployment rate
7,76%

Population by age group

0-149.630 · 14,3%15-248.280 · 12,3%25-6439.217 · 58,3%65+10.102 · 15,0%
Residents by age group (67.229 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
65.439
Voters
30.699 (46,91%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)10.40033,88%3
PDLPT8.00326,07%3
PS-BE-PAN-L5.50917,95%2
CH4.47714,58%1
IL1.0393,38%0
PCP-PEV2270,74%0
ADN1250,41%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
65.439
Voters
30.698 (46,91%)
Seats
27
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD10.23233,33%10
PDLPT6.71821,88%6
PS-BE-PAN-L6.24120,33%6
CH5.00816,31%4
IL1.2163,96%1
PCP-PEV2780,91%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
Pedro Miguel de Medeiros do Nascimento Cabral
Address
Praça do Município, 9504-523 Ponta Delgada
Telephone
296304400
Email
geral@mpdelgada.pt
Website
www.cm-pontadelgada.pt

Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).

On the web

Q208149 · Wikipedia · www.cm-pontadelgada.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Lagoa (18,8 km) · Ribeira Grande (24,1 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Região Autónoma dos Açores: 172,7 km.

Source: DGT, CAOP2025 (CC BY 4.0) — adjacência de limites; distância em linha reta entre centróides (licence CC BY 4.0).

Location in the region

Grupo OcidentalGrupo CentralGrupo OrientalSanta MariaSão MiguelTerceiraGraciosaSão JorgePicoFaialFloresCorvo
Population (inh.)
  • 384 – 3.220
  • 3.437 – 4.368
  • 4.936 – 6.319
  • 10.323 – 19.463
  • 31.388 – 67.229
Density (inh./km²)
  • 20,1 – 27,2
  • 27,9 – 43,0
  • 43,1 – 67,4
  • 82,8 – 141,3
  • 174,2 – 311,2
Area (km²)
  • 17,1 – 70,1
  • 70,9 – 101,5
  • 106,4 – 142,4
  • 147,1 – 173,1
  • 180,2 – 239,0
Quantile classes · current municipality
Ponta Delgada highlighted. Click a neighbouring municipality to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

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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 · Madalena · Nordeste · 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