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Praia do Almoxarife

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

Praia do Almoxarife had 969 residents in the 2021 Census, 14,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 19,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 5,1 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)
470110
Resident population (2021)
969
Area
9,20 km²
Density
105,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
6,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
7th 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
494 (51,0%)
Women
475 (49,0%)
Portuguese nationality
930 (96,0%)
Foreign nationality
39 (4,0%)
Ageing index
77,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
357
Average household size *
2,71 people
Dwellings
438
Classic family dwellings
436
Buildings
410
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
19,2% (152)
Unemployment rate *
2,59% (H 2,34% · M 2,86%)
Active / employed population
501 / 488

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 176 (18,2%); 15-24 years: 101 (10,4%); 25-64 years: 555 (57,3%); 65+ years: 137 (14,1%)0-14176 · 18,2%15-24101 · 10,4%25-64555 · 57,3%65+137 · 14,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (969).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1769878
15-24 years1015150
25-64 years555280275
65+ years1376572

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

Pedro Miguel · Flamengos · Horta (Conceição) · Cedros

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Horta
5,1 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
744
Voters
510
Turnout
68,55% (2021: 72,00%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.PPM
Juntos pelo Faial		25650,20%4
PS
Partido Socialista		23145,29%3
Blank votes203,92%
Null votes30,59%

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 azul, com uma cruz latina de ouro, entre três besantes de ouro, carregando cada um três gotas de negro à dextra e uma espiga de trigo de milho, ambas de ouro, realçadas de negro, com os pés passados em aspa, à sinistra, campanha diminuta de três tiras ondadas de prata e verde. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: "PRAIA DO ALMOXARIFE - HORTA"

Flag: branca. Cordão e borlas de prata e azul. Haste e lança de ouro

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda "Junta de Freguesia de Praia do Almoxarife - Horta".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 125/2007, Diário da República n.º 26/2007, Série II de 2007-02-06 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia da Praia do Almoxarife). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Estrada Nova S/N
Praia do Almoxarife
9900-451 HORTA
Telephone
292949255
Fax
292949255
Email
geral@jfpalmoxarife.com
Website
www.jfpalmoxarife.com

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

More information

Patron saint (Wikidata)
Virgem Maria
Coordinates
38,56028, -28,62444
Wikipedia
Praia do Almoxarife
Wikidata
Q1997380

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