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Parish of the municipality of Tavira (Tavira), district of Faro.

Santa Luzia had 1.589 residents in the 2021 Census, 29,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 14,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 2 parishes and its centroid is 15,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Tavira.

Population (inh.)
  • 471 – 1.319
  • 1.461 – 1.589
  • 1.873
  • 1.967 – 3.411
  • 15.432
Density (inh./km²)
  • 2,3 – 15,9
  • 31,7 – 46,1
  • 104,3
  • 109,0 – 186,9
  • 197,2
Area (km²)
  • 7,4 – 8,5
  • 28,6 – 31,3
  • 62,0
  • 117,6 – 148,0
  • 203,5
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 8 parishes of Tavira

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Cabanas de Tavira1.4617,41197,2
2Cachopo471203,532,3
3Conceição1.96762,0331,7
4Luz de Tavira3.41131,30109,0
5Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo1.873117,5915,9
6Santa Luzia1.5898,50186,9
7Santo Estêvão1.31928,6146,1
8União das freguesias de Tavira (Santa Maria e Santiago)15.432147,99104,3
Code (DTMNFR)
081408
Resident population (2021)
1.589
Area
8,50 km²
Density
186,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th of 8

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
802 (50,5%)
Women
787 (49,5%)
Portuguese nationality
1.315 (82,8%)
Foreign nationality
273 (17,2%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
275,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
685
Average household size *
2,32 people
Dwellings
2.132
Classic family dwellings
2.130
Buildings
1.179
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
14,0% (198)
Unemployment rate *
11,04% (H 11,66% · M 10,37%)
Active / employed population
625 / 556

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 172 (10,8%); 15-24 years: 146 (9,2%); 25-64 years: 798 (50,2%); 65+ years: 473 (29,8%)0-14172 · 10,8%15-24146 · 9,2%25-64798 · 50,2%65+473 · 29,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.589).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1729379
15-24 years1468066
25-64 years798397401
65+ years473232241

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

União das freguesias de Tavira (Santa Maria e Santiago) · Luz de Tavira

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Tavira
15,5 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
1.249
Voters
832
Turnout
66,61% (2021: 66,99%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		40748,92%5
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		21625,96%2
CH
CHEGA		17120,55%2
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		131,56%0
Blank votes161,92%
Null votes91,08%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PS.

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 de Angola
Santa Luzia (TAVIRA)
8800-539 SANTA LUZIA
Telephone
281381820
Fax
281381820
Email
geral@jfsantaluzia.pt
Website
www.jfsantaluzia.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
37,10417, -7,65806
Wikipedia
Santa Luzia (Tavira)
Wikidata
Q2687695

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