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

Fuseta had 1.674 residents in the 2021 Census, 34,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders one parish and its centroid is 5,9 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Olhão.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.674
  • 3.888
  • 7.593
  • 14.206
  • 17.253
Density (inh./km²)
  • 109,9
  • 196,5
  • 611,8
  • 1.108,6
  • 1.159,7
Area (km²)
  • 1,5
  • 12,3
  • 19,8
  • 28,2
  • 69,1
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 Olhão

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Fuseta1.6741,511.108,6
2Moncarapacho7.59369,12109,9
3Olhão14.20612,251.159,7
4Pechão3.88819,79196,5
5Quelfes17.25328,20611,8
Code (DTMNFR)
081007
Resident population (2021)
1.674
Area
1,51 km²
Density
1.108,6 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th 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
819 (48,9%)
Women
855 (51,1%)
Portuguese nationality
1.530 (91,4%)
Foreign nationality
144 (8,6%)
Ageing index
338,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
730
Dwellings
1.389
Classic family dwellings
1.387
Buildings
845
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
10,6% (160)
Unemployment rate †
11,98%
Active / employed population
626 / 551

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 171 (10,2%); 15-24 years: 123 (7,3%); 25-64 years: 802 (47,9%); 65+ years: 578 (34,5%)0-14171 · 10,2%15-24123 · 7,3%25-64802 · 47,9%65+578 · 34,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.674).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1719378
15-24 years1235766
25-64 years802408394
65+ years578261317

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 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. † Unemployment rate calculated by us: (active population − employed population) ÷ active population × 100 (indicators 0014635 and 0014636, 2025 geography). 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 Olhão
5,9 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
1.676
Voters
1.073
Turnout
64,02%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
57153,22%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD - COLIGAÇÃO PSD/CDS
30628,52%3
CH
CHEGA
10810,07%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
454,19%0
Blank votes262,42%
Null votes171,58%

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 da Liberdade, 2
Fuseta
8700-019 Fuseta
Email
geral@jf-fuseta.pt

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

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026