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Feteira

Parish of the municipality of Horta (Horta), Autonomous Region of the Azores (Ilha do Faial).

Feteira had 1.776 residents in the 2021 Census, 15,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 14,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 3 parishes and its centroid is 4,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Horta.

Population (inh.)
  • 257 – 404
  • 528 – 872
  • 969 – 1.047
  • 1.258 – 1.776
  • 2.133 – 2.435
Density (inh./km²)
  • 18,6 – 33,0
  • 34,0 – 50,9
  • 52,6 – 105,3
  • 106,8 – 339,9
  • 562,8 – 1.345,3
Area (km²)
  • 1,8 – 3,8
  • 9,2 – 12,3
  • 13,9 – 14,5
  • 14,5 – 23,9
  • 24,5 – 26,6
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 13 parishes of Horta

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Capelo52826,6419,8
2Castelo Branco1.25823,9152,6
3Cedros87224,5435,5
4Feteira1.77614,46122,8
5Flamengos1.56114,62106,8
6Horta (Angústias)2.1333,79562,8
7Horta (Conceição)1.0473,08339,9
8Horta (Matriz)2.4351,811.345,3
9Pedro Miguel73714,4850,9
10Praia do Almoxarife9699,20105,3
11Praia do Norte25713,8518,6
12Ribeirinha40412,2633,0
13Salão35410,4034,0
Code (DTMNFR)
470104
Resident population (2021)
1.776
Area
14,46 km²
Density
122,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
12,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 13

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
878 (49,4%)
Women
898 (50,6%)
Portuguese nationality
1.746 (98,3%)
Foreign nationality
30 (1,7%)
Ageing index
94,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
666
Average household size *
2,67 people
Dwellings
807
Classic family dwellings
807
Buildings
779
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
14,6% (218)
Unemployment rate *
2,87% (H 2,91% · M 2,82%)
Active / employed population
942 / 915

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 287 (16,2%); 15-24 years: 169 (9,5%); 25-64 years: 1.049 (59,1%); 65+ years: 271 (15,3%)0-14287 · 16,2%15-24169 · 9,5%25-641.049 · 59,1%65+271 · 15,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.776).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years287140147
15-24 years16910465
25-64 years1.049518531
65+ years271116155

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

Flamengos · Castelo Branco · Horta (Angústias)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Horta
4,7 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
1.634
Voters
894
Turnout
54,71% (2021: 65,25%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.PPM
Juntos pelo Faial		63470,92%7
PS
Partido Socialista		22525,17%2
Blank votes273,02%
Null votes80,89%

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

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de verde, estrela de cinco pontas de prata carregada de uma rosa heráldica azul, botoada de ouro e envolvida por dois ramos de fetos de ouro, em chefe, coroa do Divino Espírito Santo de prata e, em ponta, duas faixetas ondadas do mesmo. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «FETEIRA - HORTA».

Flag: amarela. Cordão e borlas de ouro e verde. Haste e lança da ouro.

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia de Feteira - Horta».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital, Diário da República n.º 143/2006, Parte Especial, Série II de 2006-07-26 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia da Feteira). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Estrada Regional, N.º 1 - 1.º Andar
Feteira
9900-361 FETEIRA (HORTA)
Telephone
292943360
Email
geral@feteira.com
Website
www.feteira.com

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

More information

Coordinates
38,52619, -28,67683
Official website
www.feteira.com
Wikipedia
Feteira (Horta)
Wikidata
Q1843755

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