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Horta (Matriz)

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

Horta (Matriz) had 2.435 residents in the 2021 Census, 25,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 24,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 3 parishes and its centroid is 7,2 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)
470108
Resident population (2021)
2.435
Area
1,81 km²
Density
1.345,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
17,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st 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
1.161 (47,7%)
Women
1.274 (52,3%)
Portuguese nationality
2.359 (96,9%)
Foreign nationality
76 (3,1%)
Ageing index
227,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
976
Average household size *
2,36 people
Dwellings
1.241
Classic family dwellings
1.231
Buildings
848
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
24,8% (537)
Unemployment rate *
5,25% (H 5,43% · M 5,08%)
Active / employed population
1.180 / 1.118

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 272 (11,2%); 15-24 years: 231 (9,5%); 25-64 years: 1.312 (53,9%); 65+ years: 620 (25,5%)0-14272 · 11,2%15-24231 · 9,5%25-641.312 · 53,9%65+620 · 25,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.435).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years272143129
15-24 years231124107
25-64 years1.312645667
65+ years620249371

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

Horta (Angústias) · Horta (Conceição) · Flamengos

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Horta
7,2 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
2.216
Voters
1.142
Turnout
51,53% (2021: 56,40%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.PPM
Juntos pelo Faial		63855,87%6
PS
Partido Socialista		35431,00%3
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		675,87%0
B.E.
Bloco de Esquerda		504,38%0
Blank votes292,54%
Null votes40,35%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo Duque D'Ávila e Bolama
Horta (Matriz)
9900-141 HORTA
Telephone
292292100
Fax
292292106
Email
junta@freguesiamatriz.pt
Website
www.freguesiamatriz.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
38,53528, -28,62750
Official website
freguesiamatriz.pt
Wikipedia
Matriz (Horta)
Wikidata
Q2301558

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