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Funchal (Santa Maria Maior)

Parish of the municipality of Funchal (Funchal), Autonomous Region of Madeira (Ilha da Madeira).

Funchal (Santa Maria Maior) had 11.768 residents in the 2021 Census, 26,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 21,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 3,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Funchal.

Population (inh.)
  • 2.875 – 5.490
  • 5.627 – 5.794
  • 5.806 – 7.204
  • 8.349 – 11.768
  • 25.940 – 26.929
Density (inh./km²)
  • 311,8 – 750,7
  • 820,1 – 1.113,2
  • 1.170,6 – 2.401,6
  • 3.370,3 – 4.097,0
  • 4.137,5 – 4.834,9
Area (km²)
  • 1,3 – 1,4
  • 1,5 – 3,8
  • 4,9 – 7,1
  • 7,5 – 8,0
  • 18,6 – 22,2
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Funchal

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Funchal (Santa Luzia)5.4901,344.097,0
2Funchal (Santa Maria Maior)11.7684,902.401,6
3Funchal (São Pedro)7.2041,494.834,9
4Funchal (Sé)2.8753,83750,7
5Imaculado Coração de Maria5.6271,364.137,5
6Monte5.79418,58311,8
7Santo António25.94022,161.170,6
8São Gonçalo5.8067,08820,1
9São Martinho26.9297,993.370,3
10São Roque8.3497,501.113,2
Code (DTMNFR)
310304
Resident population (2021)
11.768
Area
4,90 km²
Density
2.401,6 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
11,1%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 10

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
5.493 (46,7%)
Women
6.275 (53,3%)
Portuguese nationality
11.380 (96,7%)
Foreign nationality
388 (3,3%)
Ageing index
252,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
4.664
Average household size *
2,51 people
Dwellings
6.181
Classic family dwellings
6.174
Buildings
4.801
Buildings with 7 or more floors
5
With higher education (15+)
21,5% (2.264)
Unemployment rate *
12,53% (H 12,93% · M 12,14%)
Active / employed population
5.220 / 4.566

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 1.227 (10,4%); 15-24 years: 1.205 (10,2%); 25-64 years: 6.238 (53,0%); 65+ years: 3.098 (26,3%)0-141.227 · 10,4%15-241.205 · 10,2%25-646.238 · 53,0%65+3.098 · 26,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (11.768).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1.227642585
15-24 years1.205593612
25-64 years6.2383.0043.234
65+ years3.0981.2541.844

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

São Gonçalo · Monte · Funchal (Santa Luzia) · Camacha (Santa Cruz) · Funchal (Sé)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Funchal
3,3 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
11.682
Voters
5.979
Turnout
51,18% (2021: 54,07%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
FUNCHAL SEMPRE MELHOR!		2.16736,24%5
PS
Partido Socialista		1.63027,26%4
JPP
Juntos pelo Povo		1.02317,11%2
CH
CHEGA		74712,49%2
IL
Iniciativa Liberal		1502,51%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1071,79%0
PTP
Partido Trabalhista Português		390,65%0
Blank votes290,49%
Null votes871,46%

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
Rua das Morteiras, N.º 25 B
Santa Maria Maior, FUNCHAL
9060-199 FUNCHAL
Telephone
291226683
Fax
291226692
Email
stamariamaior@gmail.com
Website
www.jf-stamariamaior.pt

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

More information

Patron saint (Wikidata)
Virgem Maria
Coordinates
32,64886, -16,89468
Wikipedia
Santa Maria Maior (Funchal)
Wikidata
Q2078801

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