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Cabouco

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Parish of the municipality of Lagoa (Lagoa), Autonomous Region of the Azores (Ilha de São Miguel).

Cabouco had 1.970 residents in the 2021 Census, 9,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 3,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Lagoa.

Population (inh.)
  • 365
  • 1.970
  • 2.919
  • 3.528
  • 5.407
Density (inh./km²)
  • 146,0
  • 167,2
  • 247,2
  • 406,2
  • 829,3
Area (km²)
  • 2,5
  • 4,9
  • 6,5
  • 14,3
  • 17,5
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 5 parishes of Lagoa

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Cabouco1.9704,85406,2
2Lagoa (Nossa Senhora do Rosário)5.4076,52829,3
3Lagoa (Santa Cruz)3.52814,27247,2
4Ribeira Chã3652,50146,0
5Água de Pau2.91917,46167,2
Code (DTMNFR)
420102
Resident population (2021)
1.970
Area
4,85 km²
Density
406,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
13,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th of 5

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
963 (48,9%)
Women
1.007 (51,1%)
Portuguese nationality
1.955 (99,2%)
Foreign nationality
15 (0,8%)
Ageing index
54,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
611
Average household size *
3,22 people
Dwellings
675
Classic family dwellings
674
Buildings
655
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,2% (182)
Unemployment rate *
4,30% (H 3,78% · M 4,92%)
Active / employed population
976 / 934

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 350 (17,8%); 15-24 years: 272 (13,8%); 25-64 years: 1.157 (58,7%); 65+ years: 191 (9,7%)0-14350 · 17,8%15-24272 · 13,8%25-641.157 · 58,7%65+191 · 9,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.970).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years350181169
15-24 years272134138
25-64 years1.157566591
65+ years19182109

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

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Lagoa
3,6 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
1.800
Voters
1.073
Turnout
59,61% (2021: 56,66%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
78372,97%7
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata
24823,11%2
Blank votes222,05%
Null votes201,86%

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 do Tanque, N.º 1
Cabouco (SÃO MIGUEL)
9560-311 LAGOA
Telephone
296929365
Fax
296929365
Email
jfcabouco@sapo.pt

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

More information

Patron saint (Wikidata)
Virgem Maria
Coordinates
37,76667, -25,56667
Wikipedia
Cabouco
Wikidata
Q1997739

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