Vila do Porto

Municipality of the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Ilha de Santa Maria).

Vila do Porto had 5.406 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 17,5% were aged 65 or over; 12,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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5.406inhabitants (2021 Census)

292district-seat telephone code

1town hall 5parish councils

Mayor: Bárbara Pereira Torres de Medeiros Chaves · Tel. 296820000 · Email: geral@cm-viladoporto.pt · www.cm-viladoporto.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.)

370
597
616
812
3.011

Density (inh./km²)

22,4
24,2
44,7
54,9
117,9

Area (km²)

11,2
15,3
18,2
25,6
26,7

Quantile classes

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The 5 parishes of Vila do Porto

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	Vila do Porto	3.011	25,55	117,9
2	São Pedro	812	18,17	44,7
3	Almagreira	616	11,22	54,9
4	Santo Espírito	597	26,68	22,4
5	Santa Bárbara	370	15,27	24,2

INE code (DTMN): 4101
Resident population: 5.406
Area: 96,89 km²
Density: 55,8 inh./km²
Parishes: 5
Share of the region: 2,3%
Rank in the region (population): 10th of 19
National rank (population): 250th of 308
National rank (density): 168th of 308
National rank (area): 251st of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men: 2.590 (47,9%)
Women: 2.816 (52,1%)
Portuguese nationality: 5.277 (97,6%)
Foreign nationality: 129 (2,4%)
Ageing index: 122,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households: 2.166
Average household size: 2,46 people
Dwellings: 3.657
Buildings: 3.525
With higher education (15+): 12,6% (582)
Unemployment rate: 3,72%

Population by age group

Residents by age group (5.406 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: 5.176
Voters: 2.905 (56,12%)
Seats: 5

List	Votes	%	Seats
PS (elected council president)	1.625	55,94%	3
PPD/PSD	1.098	37,80%	2
B.E.	76	2,62%	0
CH	41	1,41%	0

Municipal assembly

Registered: 5.176
Voters: 2.905 (56,12%)
Seats: 15

List	Votes	%	Seats
PS	1.555	53,53%	9
PPD/PSD	955	32,87%	5
B.E.	174	5,99%	1
PCP-PEV	146	5,03%	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).