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Tavira

Municipality of the district of Faro (District of Faro), region Algarve (NUTS III: Algarve).

Tavira had 27.523 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 29,3% were aged 65 or over; 16,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

27.523inhabitants (2021 Census)
289district-seat telephone code
1town hall8parish councils12schools

Mayor: Ana Paula Fernandes Martins · Tel. 281320500 · Email: camara@cm-tavira.pt · www.cm-tavira.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.)
  • 471 – 1.319
  • 1.461 – 1.589
  • 1.873
  • 1.967 – 3.411
  • 15.432
Density (inh./km²)
  • 2,3 – 15,9
  • 31,7 – 46,1
  • 104,3
  • 109,0 – 186,9
  • 197,2
Area (km²)
  • 7,4 – 8,5
  • 28,6 – 31,3
  • 62,0
  • 117,6 – 148,0
  • 203,5
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 8 parishes of Tavira

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 das freguesias de Tavira (Santa Maria e Santiago)15.432147,99104,3
2Luz de Tavira3.41131,30109,0
3Conceição1.96762,0331,7
4Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo1.873117,5915,9
5Santa Luzia1.5898,50186,9
6Cabanas de Tavira1.4617,41197,2
7Santo Estêvão1.31928,6146,1
8Cachopo471203,532,3
INE code (DTMN)
0814
Resident population
27.523
Area
606,97 km²
Density
45,3 inh./km²
Parishes
8
Share of district population
5,9%
Rank in the district (population)
8th of 16
National rank (population)
92nd of 308
National rank (density)
183rd of 308
National rank (area)
34th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
13.579 (49,3%)
Women
13.944 (50,7%)
Portuguese nationality
22.804 (82,9%)
Foreign nationality
4.715 (17,1%)
Stateless
4 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
252,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
11.606
Average household size
2,32 people
Dwellings
25.641
Buildings
14.993
With higher education (15+)
16,2% (3.944)
Unemployment rate
9,13%

Population by age group

0-143.199 · 11,6%15-242.389 · 8,7%25-6413.871 · 50,4%65+8.064 · 29,3%
Residents by age group (27.523 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
22.519
Voters
13.167 (58,47%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)5.72343,46%4
PPD/PSD5.30440,28%3
CH1.36310,35%0
PCP-PEV3692,80%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
22.519
Voters
13.167 (58,47%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS5.82144,21%10
PPD/PSD4.69435,65%8
CH1.67512,72%3
PCP-PEV5434,12%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
Ana Paula Fernandes Martins
Address
Praça da República, 8800-951 Tavira
Telephone
281320500
Email
camara@cm-tavira.pt
Website
www.cm-tavira.pt

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

On the web

Q372840 · Wikipedia · www.cm-tavira.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Alcoutim (22,8 km) · Castro Marim (20,5 km) · Loulé (27,9 km) · Olhão (19,4 km) · São Brás de Alportel (13,4 km) · Vila Real de Santo António (16,6 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Faro: 38,9 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.)
  • 2.523 – 6.045
  • 6.439 – 18.824
  • 23.725 – 33.494
  • 37.766 – 44.614
  • 59.845 – 72.332
Density (inh./km²)
  • 4,4 – 21,4
  • 31,9 – 55,5
  • 73,3 – 157,3
  • 268,8 – 314,0
  • 328,7 – 340,9
Area (km²)
  • 61,3 – 140,7
  • 153,4 – 182,1
  • 202,6 – 300,8
  • 323,5 – 575,4
  • 607,0 – 763,7
Quantile classes · current municipality
Tavira 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 Faro

Albufeira · Alcoutim · Aljezur · Castro Marim · Faro · Lagoa · Lagos · Loulé · Monchique · Olhão · Portimão · Silves · São Brás de Alportel · Vila Real de Santo António · Vila do Bispo

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