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Santo Antão

Parish of the municipality of Calheta (Calheta), Autonomous Region of the Azores (Ilha de São Jorge).

Santo Antão had 629 residents in the 2021 Census, 23,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 6,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 2 parishes and its centroid is 8,1 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Calheta.

Population (inh.)
  • 196
  • 440
  • 629
  • 897
  • 1.275
Density (inh./km²)
  • 16,2
  • 16,7
  • 19,5
  • 47,6
  • 67,8
Area (km²)
  • 9,2
  • 12,1
  • 18,8
  • 32,3
  • 53,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 5 parishes of Calheta

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Calheta1.27518,8167,8
2Norte Pequeno19612,1116,2
3Ribeira Seca89753,7716,7
4Santo Antão62932,3419,5
5Topo (Nossa Senhora do Rosário)4409,2447,6
Code (DTMNFR)
450104
Resident population (2021)
629
Area
32,34 km²
Density
19,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
18,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 5

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
323 (51,4%)
Women
306 (48,6%)
Portuguese nationality
624 (99,2%)
Foreign nationality
5 (0,8%)
Ageing index
175,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
247
Average household size *
2,53 people
Dwellings
500
Classic family dwellings
499
Buildings
497
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
6,4% (35)
Unemployment rate *
4,03% (H 6,10% · M 0,92%)
Active / employed population
273 / 262

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 83 (13,2%); 15-24 years: 71 (11,3%); 25-64 years: 329 (52,3%); 65+ years: 146 (23,2%)0-1483 · 13,2%15-2471 · 11,3%25-64329 · 52,3%65+146 · 23,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (629).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years834142
15-24 years713734
25-64 years329176153
65+ years1466977

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

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Calheta
8,1 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
711
Voters
376
Turnout
52,88% (2021: 59,35%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata
31082,45%7
Blank votes6116,22%
Null votes51,33%

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

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
Largo de Santo Antão
Topo (CALHETA SÃO JORGE)
9875-067 TOPO (SÃO JORGE)
Telephone
295415182
Fax
295415126
Email
junta.santo.antao@gmail.com
Website
www.jf-santoantao.pt

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

More information

Patron saint (Wikidata)
Antão do Deserto
Coordinates
38,54667, -27,80889
Official website
jf-santoantao.com
Wikipedia
Santo Antão (Calheta)
Wikidata
Q2450964

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