TodoPortugal.pt

and if more World there had been, there would they have gone

Praia do Norte

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

Praia do Norte had 257 residents in the 2021 Census, 19,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 12,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 2 parishes and its centroid is 4,9 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

Hover a row to highlight it on the map. Click a header to sort.

#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)
470111
Resident population (2021)
257
Area
13,85 km²
Density
18,6 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
13th 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
124 (48,2%)
Women
133 (51,8%)
Portuguese nationality
241 (93,8%)
Foreign nationality
16 (6,2%)
Ageing index
166,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
104
Average household size *
2,47 people
Dwellings
238
Classic family dwellings
238
Buildings
236
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
12,3% (28)
Unemployment rate *
3,82% (H 1,59% · M 5,88%)
Active / employed population
131 / 126

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 30 (11,7%); 15-24 years: 29 (11,3%); 25-64 years: 148 (57,6%); 65+ years: 50 (19,5%)0-1430 · 11,7%15-2429 · 11,3%25-64148 · 57,6%65+50 · 19,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (257).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years301614
15-24 years291217
25-64 years1487078
65+ years502624

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

Capelo · Cedros

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Horta
4,9 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
218
Voters
161
Turnout
73,85% (2021: 77,73%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.PPM
Juntos pelo Faial		8754,04%4
PS
Partido Socialista		6942,86%3
Blank votes31,86%
Null votes21,24%

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 sete espadas de prata, guarnecidas a ouro, convergentes e alinhadas em leque, encimando monte vulcânico de prata, realçado de negro, movente companha diminuta de três peças ondadas de prata, verde e prata. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro "Praia do Norte - 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 da Praia do Norte - Horta".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 172/2007, Diário da República n.º 38/2007, Série II de 2007-02-22 (issuer: Junta de Freguesia da Praia do Norte). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo da Igreja
Praia do Norte
9900-473 HORTA
Telephone
292945005
Fax
292240907
Email
jfpnorte@hotmail.com
Website
www.freguesiapraiadonorte.com

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

More information

Patron saint (Wikidata)
Virgem Maria
Coordinates
38,60333, -28,75917
Official website
www.jf-praiadonorte.com
Wikipedia
Praia do Norte
Wikidata
Q1997698

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