Povoação

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

Povoação had 5.791 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 17,3% were aged 65 or over; 8,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

5.791inhabitants (2021 Census)

292district-seat telephone code

1town hall 6parish councils

Mayor: Pedro Nuno Sousa Melo · Tel. 296550200 · Email: geral@cm-povoacao.pt · www.cm-povoacao.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.)

342 – 429
682
1.062
1.399
1.877

Density (inh./km²)

30,1 – 34,2
40,6
71,6
75,4
83,1

Area (km²)

9,0 – 11,4
12,6
12,8
26,2
34,4

Quantile classes

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The 6 parishes of Povoação

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	Povoação	1.877	26,23	71,6
2	Furnas	1.399	34,43	40,6
3	Nossa Senhora dos Remédios	1.062	12,78	83,1
4	Ribeira Quente	682	9,04	75,4
5	Água Retorta	429	12,55	34,2
6	Faial da Terra	342	11,38	30,1

INE code (DTMN): 4204
Resident population: 5.791
Area: 106,41 km²
Density: 54,4 inh./km²
Parishes: 6
Share of the region: 2,4%
Rank in the region (population): 9th of 19
National rank (population): 241st of 308
National rank (density): 173rd of 308
National rank (area): 245th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men: 2.850 (49,2%)
Women: 2.941 (50,8%)
Portuguese nationality: 5.690 (98,3%)
Foreign nationality: 101 (1,7%)
Ageing index: 128,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households: 2.139
Average household size: 2,68 people
Dwellings: 3.582
Buildings: 3.471
With higher education (15+): 8,8% (441)
Unemployment rate: 10,84%

Population by age group

Residents by age group (5.791 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: 6.226
Voters: 3.828 (61,48%)
Seats: 5

List	Votes	%	Seats
PS (elected council president)	2.127	55,56%	3
PPD/PSD	1.401	36,60%	2
CH	216	5,64%	0

Municipal assembly

Registered: 6.226
Voters: 3.828 (61,48%)
Seats: 15

List	Votes	%	Seats
PS	1.964	51,31%	8
PPD/PSD	1.483	38,74%	6
CH	285	7,45%	1

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).