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Santarém

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

Santarém had 58.662 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 26,2% were aged 65 or over; 20,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

58.662inhabitants (2021 Census)
243district-seat telephone code
1town hall19parish councils46schools

Mayor: João Francisco Teixeira Leite · Tel. 243304200 · Email: geral@cm-santarem.pt · www.cm-santarem.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.)
  • 485 – 965
  • 980 – 1.045
  • 1.246 – 1.616
  • 2.154 – 2.744
  • 2.755 – 30.017
Density (inh./km²)
  • 28,2 – 37,5
  • 39,3 – 61,4
  • 63,0 – 75,5
  • 78,4 – 117,4
  • 256,5 – 540,8
Area (km²)
  • 5,6 – 11,5
  • 12,0 – 15,9
  • 21,5 – 32,5
  • 33,3 – 43,6
  • 49,2 – 105,8
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 19 parishes of Santarém

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
1União de freguesias da cidade de Santarém30.01755,51540,8
2Alcanede3.970105,8337,5
3Vale de Santarém2.75510,20270,1
4União das freguesias de Achete, Azoia de Baixo e Póvoa de Santarém2.74443,5563,0
5União das freguesias de Romeira e Várzea2.45032,4575,5
6União das freguesias de Azoia de Cima e Tremês2.15433,2964,7
7Amiais de Baixo1.6166,30256,5
8São Vicente do Paul1.61649,1632,9
9Almoster1.60340,8239,3
10Alcanhões1.34411,45117,4
11Pernes1.24615,8978,4
12Póvoa da Isenta1.04513,9075,2
13União das freguesias de Casével e Vaqueiros1.03736,7828,2
14Vale de Figueira1.00921,5446,8
15Abrã98022,4443,7
16Moçarria96512,1279,6
17Abitureiras88823,6937,5
18Arneiro das Milhariças73812,0261,4
19Gançaria4855,5986,8
INE code (DTMN)
1416
Resident population
58.662
Area
552,54 km²
Density
106,2 inh./km²
Parishes
19
Share of district population
13,8%
Rank in the district (population)
1st of 21
National rank (population)
45th of 308
National rank (density)
115th of 308
National rank (area)
44th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
27.713 (47,2%)
Women
30.949 (52,8%)
Portuguese nationality
55.952 (95,4%)
Foreign nationality
2.710 (4,6%)
Ageing index
204,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
24.342
Average household size
2,37 people
Dwellings
34.858
Buildings
23.812
With higher education (15+)
20,7% (10.586)
Unemployment rate
6,28%

Population by age group

0-147.522 · 12,8%15-246.067 · 10,3%25-6429.675 · 50,6%65+15.398 · 26,2%
Residents by age group (58.662 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
51.012
Voters
31.022 (60,81%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president)13.24642,70%4
PS11.81538,09%4
CH3.45411,13%1
PCP-PEV9403,03%0
IL5461,76%0
L.BE3931,27%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
51.012
Voters
31.020 (60,81%)
Seats
27
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP12.11939,07%11
PS11.13735,90%11
CH4.38214,13%4
PCP-PEV1.2654,08%1
IL7882,54%0
L.BE5871,89%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
João Francisco Teixeira Leite
Address
Praça do Município, 2005-245 Santarém
Telephone
243304200
Email
geral@cm-santarem.pt
Website
www.cm-santarem.pt

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

On the web

Q273877 · Wikipedia · www.cm-santarem.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Alcanena (15,4 km) · Almeirim (23,6 km) · Alpiarça (17,3 km) · Azambuja (26,8 km) · Cartaxo (21,9 km) · Chamusca (30,9 km) · Golegã (19,4 km) · Porto de Mós (25,7 km) · Rio Maior (14,8 km) · Torres Novas (24,2 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Santarém: 20,5 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
Santarém 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 · Salvaterra de Magos · 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