Porto Moniz

Municipality of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (Ilha da Madeira).

Porto Moniz had 2.517 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 29,6% were aged 65 or over; 10,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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2.517inhabitants (2021 Census)

291district-seat telephone code

1town hall 4parish councils

Mayor: Olavo Câmara · Tel. 291850180 · Email: geral@portomoniz.pt · www.portomoniz.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.)

121
200
612
1.584

Density (inh./km²)

10,8
15,4
16,8
78,4

Area (km²)

7,9
18,5
20,2
36,4

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The 4 parishes of Porto Moniz

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	Porto Moniz	1.584	20,20	78,4
2	Seixal	612	36,39	16,8
3	Ribeira da Janela	200	18,45	10,8
4	Achadas da Cruz	121	7,88	15,4

INE code (DTMN): 3106
Resident population: 2.517
Area: 82,92 km²
Density: 30,4 inh./km²
Parishes: 4
Share of the region: 1,0%
Rank in the region (population): 11th of 11
National rank (population): 302nd of 308
National rank (density): 215th of 308
National rank (area): 265th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men: 1.121 (44,5%)
Women: 1.396 (55,5%)
Portuguese nationality: 2.448 (97,3%)
Foreign nationality: 69 (2,7%)
Ageing index: 318,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households: 1.086
Average household size: 2,28 people
Dwellings: 2.025
Buildings: 1.875
With higher education (15+): 10,6% (243)
Unemployment rate: 11,21%

Population by age group

Residents by age group (2.517 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: 3.100
Voters: 2.225 (71,77%)
Seats: 5

List	Votes	%	Seats
PS (elected council president)	1.245	55,96%	3
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP	851	38,25%	2
JPP	66	2,97%	0
CH	20	0,90%	0
PCP-PEV	8	0,36%	0

Municipal assembly

Registered: 3.100
Voters: 2.225 (71,77%)
Seats: 15

List	Votes	%	Seats
PS	1.228	55,19%	9
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP	883	39,69%	6
JPP	74	3,33%	0
PCP-PEV	6	0,27%	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).