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Salvaterra de Magos

Municipality of the district of Santarém (District of Santarém), region Oeste e Vale do Tejo (NUTS III: Lezíria do Tejo).

Salvaterra de Magos had 21.607 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 26,9% were aged 65 or over; 11,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

21.607inhabitants (2021 Census)
243district-seat telephone code
1town hall6parish councils9schools

Mayor: Helena Maria Pereira das Neves · Tel. 263509500 · Email: geral@cm-salvaterrademagos.pt · www.cm-salvaterrademagos.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.)
  • 845 – 1.188
  • 2.883
  • 4.897
  • 5.535
  • 6.259
Density (inh./km²)
  • 24,0 – 27,2
  • 53,8
  • 127,4
  • 165,2
  • 166,0
Area (km²)
  • 31,1 – 33,4
  • 37,9
  • 38,4
  • 49,6
  • 53,6
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 6 parishes of Salvaterra de Magos

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
1Marinhais6.25937,88165,2
2Salvaterra de Magos5.53533,35166,0
3Foros de Salvaterra4.89738,44127,4
4Glória do Ribatejo2.88353,5553,8
5Muge1.18849,6124,0
6Granho84531,1027,2
INE code (DTMN)
1415
Resident population
21.607
Area
243,93 km²
Density
88,6 inh./km²
Parishes
6
Share of district population
5,1%
Rank in the district (population)
9th of 21
National rank (population)
112th of 308
National rank (density)
128th of 308
National rank (area)
131st of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
10.357 (47,9%)
Women
11.250 (52,1%)
Portuguese nationality
21.003 (97,2%)
Foreign nationality
604 (2,8%)
Ageing index
215,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
8.541
Average household size
2,47 people
Dwellings
11.929
Buildings
10.879
With higher education (15+)
11,4% (2.152)
Unemployment rate
7,36%

Population by age group

0-142.690 · 12,4%15-242.224 · 10,3%25-6410.887 · 50,4%65+5.806 · 26,9%
Residents by age group (21.607 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
20.068
Voters
11.295 (56,28%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
Juntos Fazemos+ (elected council president)4.29238,00%3
PS2.39921,24%2
CH2.01017,80%1
PPD/PSD1.68514,92%1
PCP-PEV6065,37%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
20.068
Voters
11.297 (56,29%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
Juntos Fazemos+4.09036,20%8
PS2.38421,10%5
CH2.18919,38%4
PPD/PSD1.51013,37%3
PCP-PEV7476,61%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).

Contacts

Mayor
Helena Maria Pereira das Neves
Address
Praça da República N.º 1, 2120-072 Salvaterra de Magos
Telephone
263509500
Email
geral@cm-salvaterrademagos.pt
Website
www.cm-salvaterrademagos.pt

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

On the web

Q1027809 · Wikipedia · www.cm-salvaterrademagos.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Almeirim (15,6 km) · Azambuja (20,5 km) · Benavente (22,6 km) · Cartaxo (14,1 km) · Coruche (23,9 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Santarém: 39,2 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 district

Population (inh.)
  • 3.513 – 6.975
  • 7.016 – 12.472
  • 17.355 – 21.607
  • 22.012 – 34.111
  • 34.329 – 58.662
Density (inh./km²)
  • 11,4 – 41,0
  • 47,3 – 64,0
  • 73,1 – 98,0
  • 99,1 – 106,9
  • 126,3 – 1.466,9
Area (km²)
  • 13,7 – 92,2
  • 95,4 – 190,4
  • 222,1 – 272,8
  • 351,2 – 521,4
  • 552,5 – 1.115,7
Quantile classes · current municipality
Salvaterra de Magos highlighted. Click a neighbouring municipality to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

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Other municipalities of the district of Santarém

Abrantes · Alcanena · Almeirim · Alpiarça · Benavente · Cartaxo · Chamusca · Constância · Coruche · Entroncamento · Ferreira do Zêzere · Golegã · Mação · Ourém · Rio Maior · Santarém · Sardoal · Tomar · Torres Novas · Vila Nova da Barquinha

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026