São Roque do Pico

Municipality of the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Ilha do Pico).

São Roque do Pico had 3.220 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 21,2% were aged 65 or over; 13,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

3.220inhabitants (2021 Census)

292district-seat telephone code

1town hall 5parish councils

Mayor: Luís Filipe Ramos Macedo da Silva · Tel. 292648700 · Email: geral@cm-saoroquedopico.pt · www.cm-saoroquedopico.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.)

255
436
530
724
1.275

Density (inh./km²)

14,5
20,3
21,5
22,6
30,2

Area (km²)

11,9
26,1
30,1
32,0
42,2

Quantile classes

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The 5 parishes of São Roque do Pico

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	São Roque do Pico	1.275	42,23	30,2
2	Santo António	724	32,04	22,6
3	Prainha	530	26,10	20,3
4	Santa Luzia	436	30,13	14,5
5	Santo Amaro	255	11,86	21,5

INE code (DTMN): 4603
Resident population: 3.220
Area: 142,36 km²
Density: 22,6 inh./km²
Parishes: 5
Share of the region: 1,4%
Rank in the region (population): 16th of 19
National rank (population): 290th of 308
National rank (density): 238th of 308
National rank (area): 207th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men: 1.571 (48,8%)
Women: 1.649 (51,2%)
Portuguese nationality: 3.126 (97,1%)
Foreign nationality: 94 (2,9%)
Ageing index: 160,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households: 1.303
Average household size: 2,45 people
Dwellings: 2.306
Buildings: 2.247
With higher education (15+): 13,2% (368)
Unemployment rate: 3,75%

Population by age group

Residents by age group (3.220 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: 3.345
Voters: 2.001 (59,82%)
Seats: 5

List	Votes	%	Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)	1.273	63,62%	4
PS	557	27,84%	1
CH	58	2,90%	0

Municipal assembly

Registered: 3.345
Voters: 2.001 (59,82%)
Seats: 15

List	Votes	%	Seats
PPD/PSD	1.210	60,47%	10
PS	666	33,28%	5

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).