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Sintra

Municipality of the district of Lisboa (District of Lisboa), region Grande Lisboa (NUTS III: Grande Lisboa).

Sintra had 385.606 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 17,9% were aged 65 or over; 19,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

385.606inhabitants (2021 Census)
21district-seat telephone code
1town hall15parish councils135schools1NHS hospital in the name

Mayor: Marco Paulo Caldeira de Almeida · Tel. 219238500 · Email: municipe@cm-sintra.pt · www.cm-sintra.pt more contacts

NHS: Unidade Local de Saúde de Amadora / Sintra, E.P.E.

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.)
  • 3.676 – 5.205
  • 7.746 – 12.788
  • 13.347 – 26.310
  • 29.896 – 41.323
  • 47.804 – 68.649
Density (inh./km²)
  • 199,4 – 232,1
  • 232,7 – 426,5
  • 470,4 – 3.001,2
  • 4.290,6 – 6.910,2
  • 7.191,2 – 15.470,6
Area (km²)
  • 2,2 – 3,6
  • 4,4 – 8,6
  • 15,7 – 16,5
  • 22,8 – 33,4
  • 39,8 – 63,6
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 15 parishes of Sintra

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
1Algueirão-Mem Martins68.64916,004.290,6
2Rio de Mouro49.48916,493.001,2
3União das freguesias de Massamá e Monte Abraão47.8043,0915.470,6
4União das freguesias de Agualva e Mira-Sintra41.3235,986.910,2
5União das freguesias do Cacém e São Marcos39.6834,448.937,6
6União das freguesias de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim)29.89663,55470,4
7Belas26.31022,841.151,9
8Queluz26.1043,637.191,2
9Casal de Cambra13.3472,176.150,7
10São João das Lampas12.78857,50222,4
11Almargem do Bispo9.26139,80232,7
12Colares7.74633,37232,1
13Terrugem5.20526,10199,4
14Pêro Pinheiro4.32515,65276,4
15Montelavar3.6768,62426,5
INE code (DTMN)
1111
Resident population
385.606
Area
319,23 km²
Density
1.207,9 inh./km²
Parishes
15
Share of district population
16,9%
Rank in the district (population)
2nd of 16
National rank (population)
2nd of 308
National rank (density)
19th of 308
National rank (area)
98th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
181.792 (47,1%)
Women
203.814 (52,9%)
Portuguese nationality
347.392 (90,1%)
Foreign nationality
38.207 (9,9%)
Stateless
7 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
121,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
153.222
Average household size
2,49 people
Dwellings
184.273
Buildings
57.759
With higher education (15+)
19,8% (64.960)
Unemployment rate
9,10%

Population by age group

0-1456.903 · 14,8%15-2446.623 · 12,1%25-64213.195 · 55,3%65+68.885 · 17,9%
Residents by age group (385.606 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
324.885
Voters
162.606 (50,05%)
Seats
11
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.IL.PAN (elected council president)55.05233,86%4
PS.L51.50131,67%4
CH38.02023,38%3
PCP-PEV7.5374,64%0
CDS-PP/PPM/ADN3.4342,11%0
B.E.2.6431,63%0
ND7360,45%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
324.885
Voters
162.617 (50,05%)
Seats
33
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.IL.PAN51.95931,95%11
PS.L50.30830,94%11
CH39.23124,12%9
PCP-PEV8.8615,45%2
CDS-PP/PPM/ADN3.7302,29%0
B.E.3.4822,14%0
ND9000,55%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
Marco Paulo Caldeira de Almeida
Address
Largo Dr. Virgílio Horta, 2714-501 Sintra
Telephone
219238500
Email
municipe@cm-sintra.pt
Website
www.cm-sintra.pt

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

On the web

Q190187 · Wikipedia · cm-sintra.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Amadora (13,1 km) · Cascais (11,5 km) · Loures (18,3 km) · Mafra (15,9 km) · Odivelas (14,0 km) · Oeiras (13,7 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Lisboa: 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.)
  • 10.540 – 21.421
  • 26.240 – 83.072
  • 86.515 – 148.034
  • 171.454 – 201.590
  • 214.124 – 545.796
Density (inh./km²)
  • 76,5 – 178,3
  • 179,5 – 204,0
  • 296,6 – 1.205,4
  • 1.207,9 – 3.741,5
  • 5.455,2 – 7.210,0
Area (km²)
  • 23,8 – 52,1
  • 78,0 – 100,1
  • 147,2 – 174,9
  • 262,7 – 304,2
  • 318,2 – 407,2
Quantile classes · current municipality
Sintra 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 Lisboa

Alenquer · Amadora · Arruda dos Vinhos · Azambuja · Cadaval · Cascais · Lisboa · Loures · Lourinhã · Mafra · Odivelas · Oeiras · Sobral de Monte Agraço · Torres Vedras · Vila Franca de Xira

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