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Tomar

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

Tomar had 36.413 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 30,6% were aged 65 or over; 16,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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36.413inhabitants (2021 Census)
243district-seat telephone code
1town hall12parish councils26schools

Mayor: Tiago Manuel Henriques Ferreira Carrão · Tel. 249329800 · Email: presidencia@cm-tomar.pt · www.cm-tomar.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.)
  • 844 – 1.067
  • 1.080 – 1.116
  • 1.216 – 2.439
  • 2.528 – 2.681
  • 3.421 – 16.932
Density (inh./km²)
  • 24,6 – 35,0
  • 44,1 – 65,5
  • 70,3 – 77,0
  • 83,9 – 86,4
  • 100,1 – 557,3
Area (km²)
  • 12,4 – 22,3
  • 24,5 – 29,1
  • 30,4 – 34,3
  • 34,7 – 36,0
  • 36,7 – 44,4
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 12 parishes of Tomar

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 Tomar (São João Baptista) e Santa Maria dos Olivais16.93230,38557,3
2União das freguesias de Madalena e Beselga3.42144,4477,0
3São Pedro de Tomar2.68136,6673,1
4União das freguesias de Casais e Alviobeira2.52835,9670,3
5Asseiceira2.43929,0783,9
6Paialvo2.23422,31100,1
7Olalhas1.21634,7235,0
8Serra1.11633,5133,3
9União das freguesias de Além da Ribeira e Pedreira1.08024,5044,1
10Carregueiros1.06712,3586,4
11Junceira85513,0565,5
12Sabacheira84434,2624,6
INE code (DTMN)
1418
Resident population
36.413
Area
351,20 km²
Density
103,7 inh./km²
Parishes
12
Share of district population
8,6%
Rank in the district (population)
3rd of 21
National rank (population)
76th of 308
National rank (density)
117th of 308
National rank (area)
86th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
17.079 (46,9%)
Women
19.334 (53,1%)
Portuguese nationality
35.401 (97,2%)
Foreign nationality
1.012 (2,8%)
Ageing index
293,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
15.692
Average household size
2,28 people
Dwellings
26.124
Buildings
20.499
With higher education (15+)
16,9% (5.505)
Unemployment rate
6,65%

Population by age group

0-143.791 · 10,4%15-243.554 · 9,8%25-6417.929 · 49,2%65+11.139 · 30,6%
Residents by age group (36.413 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
33.434
Voters
19.750 (59,07%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president)7.75039,24%3
PS7.18936,40%3
CH2.58913,11%1
PCP-PEV1.0125,12%0
L4292,17%0
VP1330,67%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
33.434
Voters
19.749 (59,07%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP7.81839,59%9
PS6.49832,90%8
CH2.89514,66%3
PCP-PEV1.0975,55%1
L5902,99%0
VP1750,89%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
Tiago Manuel Henriques Ferreira Carrão
Address
Praça da República, 2300-550 Tomar
Telephone
249329800
Email
presidencia@cm-tomar.pt
Website
www.cm-tomar.pt

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

On the web

Q622817 · Wikipedia · www.cm-tomar.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Abrantes (27,8 km) · Ferreira do Zêzere (14,5 km) · Ourém (18,9 km) · Torres Novas (17,8 km) · Vila Nova da Barquinha (13,5 km) · Vila de Rei (22,6 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Santarém: 27,9 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.)
  • 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
Tomar 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 · Santarém · Sardoal · 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