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Borba (Matriz)

Parish of the municipality of Borba (Borba), district of Évora.

Borba (Matriz) had 3.387 residents in the 2021 Census, 27,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 12,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 2,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Borba.

Population (inh.)
  • 577
  • 604
  • 1.860
  • 3.387
Density (inh./km²)
  • 11,4
  • 35,2
  • 82,0
  • 3.020,0
Area (km²)
  • 0,2
  • 41,3
  • 50,8
  • 52,9
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 4 parishes of Borba

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Borba (Matriz)3.38741,3282,0
2Borba (São Bartolomeu)6040,203.020,0
3Orada57750,8111,4
4Rio de Moinhos1.86052,8535,2
Code (DTMNFR)
070301
Resident population (2021)
3.387
Area
41,32 km²
Density
82,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
52,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 4

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente por freguesia, geografia 2025, ind. 0014584); DGT, CAOP2025 (área). Population refers to the 2021 census moment, compiled by INE for the parish boundaries in force in 2025.

2021 Census in detail

Men
1.632 (48,2%)
Women
1.755 (51,8%)
Portuguese nationality
3.333 (98,4%)
Foreign nationality
54 (1,6%)
Ageing index
219,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.366
Average household size *
2,40 people
Dwellings
2.006
Classic family dwellings
2.001
Buildings
1.501
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
12,1% (359)
Unemployment rate *
5,20% (H 4,92% · M 5,50%)
Active / employed population
1.422 / 1.348

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 423 (12,5%); 15-24 years: 292 (8,6%); 25-64 years: 1.742 (51,4%); 65+ years: 930 (27,5%)0-14423 · 12,5%15-24292 · 8,6%25-641.742 · 51,4%65+930 · 27,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (3.387).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years423205218
15-24 years292147145
25-64 years1.742848894
65+ years930432498

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012481, 0012328, 0014632, obtained from the INE indicators API on 24/09/2026 (licence CC BY 4.0). Parish geography of 2025 (CAOP2025). Nationality (Portuguese, foreign, stateless) is INE indicator 0014632. * Indicator published by INE only for 2013 parish geography (NUTS 2024); used because the parish has the same territory in both geographies (identical population by sex and age group). Ageing index = population aged 65+ ÷ population aged 0–14 × 100; share with higher education = residents with completed higher education ÷ residents aged 15 or over (our calculations from INE figures).

Neighbouring parishes

Rio de Moinhos · Orada · Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu (Vila Viçosa) · Terrugem (Elvas) · Arcos (Estremoz) · Borba (São Bartolomeu)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Borba
2,3 km

Neighbourhood calculated from official boundaries: DGT, Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (CAOP) 2025 (licence CC BY 4.0); two parishes are neighbours when they share a boundary segment. The distance is the straight-line (great-circle) distance between the geometric centroid of the parish and that of the municipality (in territories with islets, of the main part), not a road distance.

2025 local elections — Parish assembly

Registered voters
2.950
Voters
2.028
Turnout
68,75% (2021: 65,06%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
ALIANÇA TODOS POR BORBA		72235,60%4
PS
Partido Socialista		69934,47%4
MuB
MuB - Movimento Unidos por Borba		31815,68%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1346,61%0
CH
CHEGA		1115,47%0
Blank votes241,18%
Null votes200,99%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.

Source: SGMAI — official results of the local elections of 12 October 2025 (Secretary-General of the Ministry of Internal Administration), consulted on 25/09/2026. Percentages calculated by SGMAI over total voters.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Avenida do Povo, N.º 13
Borba (Matriz)
7150-104 BORBA
Telephone
268891500
Fax
268891501
Email
freguesia-matriz@mail.telepac.pt

Source: DGAL - Portal Autárquico (Direção-Geral das Autarquias Locais), consulted on 25/09/2026.

More information

Coordinates
38,80000, -7,43333
Wikipedia
Matriz (Borba)
Wikidata
Q2256965

Source: Wikidata (data under CC0 1.0), consulted on 24/09/2026. The patron saint and coordinates are those recorded on Wikidata.

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