Santana

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

Santana had 6.553 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 28,5% were aged 65 or over; 10,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

6.553inhabitants (2021 Census)

291district-seat telephone code

1town hall 6parish councils

Mayor: Márcio Dinarte da Silva Fernandes · Tel. 291570200 · Email: gap@cm-santana.com · www.cm-santana.com 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.)

189 – 364
680
1.173
1.309
2.838

Density (inh./km²)

13,3 – 43,6
54,5
60,7
108,0
149,4

Area (km²)

3,4 – 14,2
15,6
19,0
19,3
24,0

Quantile classes

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The 6 parishes of Santana

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	Santana	2.838	19,00	149,4
2	Faial	1.309	24,01	54,5
3	São Jorge	1.173	19,32	60,7
4	São Roque do Faial	680	15,61	43,6
5	Arco de São Jorge	364	3,37	108,0
6	Ilha	189	14,18	13,3

INE code (DTMN): 3109
Resident population: 6.553
Area: 95,47 km²
Density: 68,6 inh./km²
Parishes: 6
Share of the region: 2,6%
Rank in the region (population): 8th of 11
National rank (population): 222nd of 308
National rank (density): 152nd of 308
National rank (area): 253rd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men: 2.973 (45,4%)
Women: 3.580 (54,6%)
Portuguese nationality: 6.419 (98,0%)
Foreign nationality: 134 (2,0%)
Ageing index: 286,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households: 2.681
Average household size: 2,41 people
Dwellings: 4.888
Buildings: 4.712
With higher education (15+): 10,5% (620)
Unemployment rate: 9,91%

Population by age group

Residents by age group (6.553 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: 6.844
Voters: 4.466 (65,25%)
Seats: 5

List	Votes	%	Seats
CDS-PP (elected council president)	2.856	63,95%	4
PPD/PSD	1.287	28,82%	1
CH	150	3,36%	0
PCP-PEV	55	1,23%	0

Municipal assembly

Registered: 6.844
Voters: 4.466 (65,25%)
Seats: 15

List	Votes	%	Seats
CDS-PP	2.791	62,49%	10
PPD/PSD	1.438	32,20%	5
PCP-PEV	110	2,46%	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).