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Armação de Pêra

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

Armação de Pêra had 6.003 residents in the 2021 Census, 19,8% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 16,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 3 parishes and its centroid is 17,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Silves.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.113 – 2.350
  • 2.645 – 2.883
  • 3.954
  • 6.003 – 8.157
  • 10.661
Density (inh./km²)
  • 6,7 – 34,0
  • 60,9 – 107,5
  • 108,6
  • 120,6 – 238,7
  • 751,3
Area (km²)
  • 8,0 – 12,1
  • 21,7 – 24,6
  • 32,8
  • 166,1 – 175,0
  • 239,9
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 Silves

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alcantarilha2.64524,61107,5
2Algoz3.95432,80120,6
3Armação de Pêra6.0037,99751,3
4Pêra2.35021,65108,6
5Silves10.661174,9960,9
6São Bartolomeu de Messines8.157239,8734,0
7São Marcos da Serra1.113166,076,7
8Tunes2.88312,08238,7
Code (DTMNFR)
081303
Resident population (2021)
6.003
Area
7,99 km²
Density
751,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
15,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd 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
2.957 (49,3%)
Women
3.046 (50,7%)
Portuguese nationality
4.720 (78,6%)
Foreign nationality
1.283 (21,4%)
Ageing index
139,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
2.594
Average household size *
2,29 people
Dwellings
11.654
Classic family dwellings
11.650
Buildings
1.691
Buildings with 7 or more floors
190
With higher education (15+)
16,3% (838)
Unemployment rate *
13,83% (H 12,70% · M 15,12%)
Active / employed population
2.913 / 2.510

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 852 (14,2%); 15-24 years: 566 (9,4%); 25-64 years: 3.395 (56,6%); 65+ years: 1.190 (19,8%)0-14852 · 14,2%15-24566 · 9,4%25-643.395 · 56,6%65+1.190 · 19,8%
Residents by age group and share of the total (6.003).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years852414438
15-24 years566312254
25-64 years3.3951.6811.714
65+ years1.190550640

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 Silves
17,4 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
5.169
Voters
2.399
Turnout
46,41% (2021: 38,98%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL
JUNTOS ACREDITAMOS - PSD/CDS/IL
85635,68%5
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
70429,35%4
CH
CHEGA
45018,76%2
PS
Partido Socialista
33413,92%2
Blank votes241,00%
Null votes311,29%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL.

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 Bartolomeu Dias, N.º 63 A - 1º Andar
Armação de Pêra (SILVES)
8365-112 ARMAÇÃO DE PÊRA
Telephone
282310800
Fax
282310809
Email
geral@jf-armacaodepera.com

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

More information

Coordinates
37,10000, -8,36667
Official website
www.armacaodepera.com
Wikipedia
Armação de Pera
Wikidata
Q680029

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