Businesses in Alter do Chão

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Alter do Chão

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Churches	14	—
Restaurants	14	—
Grocery stores and supermarkets	13	—
Shopping	11	36 years
Cafes	11	—
All membership organizations	10	—
Other accommodation	10	—
All food and beverage	9	—
Cemeteries and crematoriums	8	—
Bars, pubs and taverns	8	—
Public administration	7	—
Travel agencies	7	—
Post office	6	—
Education	6	—
Hotels and motels	6	—
Retirement homes	5	—
Gas station	5	—

Alter do Chão Facts

Area	1.3 km²
Population	1,814
Male Population	851 (46.9%)
Female Population	963 (53.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-19.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-9.8%
Median Age	48.2 years (Male: 46.4, Female: 49.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$19,169 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Estrada
Local Time
Timezone	Western European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	39.19741, -7.65893
Postal Codes	7440

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Alter do Chão Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,265	2,138	2,011	1,717	1,814	1,692	1,582
Population Density	1,812 / km²	1,710.4 / km²	1,608.8 / km²	1,373.6 / km²	1,451.2 / km²	1,353.6 / km²	1,265.6 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Alter do Chão Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 9.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Alter do Chão	-19.9%	-15.2%	-9.8%
Portalegre District	—	—	—
Portugal	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Alter do Chão Median Age

Median Age: 48.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Alter do Chão	48.2 yrs	49.7 yrs	46.4 yrs
Portalegre District	47.3 yrs	49 yrs	45.5 yrs
Portugal	42 yrs	43.5 yrs	40.4 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Alter do Chão Population Density

Population Density: 1,451 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Alter do Chão	1,814	1.25 km²	1,451 / km²
Portalegre District	112,467	6,083.1 km²	18.5 / km²
Portugal	10.3 million	92,264.9 km²	112 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Alter do Chão Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Alter do Chão

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Alter do Chão

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Alter do Chão Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$12,281	$13,375	$16,488	$16,898	$17,243	$19,629	$17,941	$19,169
Total GDP	$50.3M	$52.6M	$63.7M	$63.8M	$61.9M	$64.1M	$54.7M	$56.9M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Alter do Chão CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Alter do Chão	11,022 tn	6.08 tn	8,817.5 tons/km²
Portalegre District	686,869 tn	6.11 tn	112.9 tons/km²
Portugal	63,833,570 tn	6.2 tn	691.9 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Alter do Chão CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	11,022 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	6.08 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	8,817.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (8)
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
1/15/18	11:51 AM	4.1	51.9 km	10,930 m	25km N of Evora, Portugal	usgs.gov
3/27/10	1:37 PM	4.1	25.6 km	15,000 m	Portugal	usgs.gov
7/26/08	4:09 PM	3.3	52.1 km	0 m	Portugal	usgs.gov
12/10/07	10:47 PM	3.4	61.4 km	2,100 m	Portugal	usgs.gov
12/29/05	5:01 AM	4	64.4 km	8,000 m	Portugal	usgs.gov
12/29/05	4:25 AM	4.4	64.4 km	4,000 m	Portugal	usgs.gov
12/19/05	11:00 PM	3.6	71.1 km	3,600 m	Spain	usgs.gov
1/11/05	9:29 AM	3.5	89.3 km	0 m	Portugal	usgs.gov
3/20/02	1:56 PM	3.3	65.6 km	11,900 m	Portugal	usgs.gov
7/31/98	10:44 AM	3.2	44.5 km	0 m	Portugal	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Alter do Chão

Alter do Chão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐɫˈtɛɾ ðu ʃɐ̃w]) is a municipality in the District of Portalegre in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,562, in an area of 362.07 km². present Mayor is Joviano Martins Vitorino, elected by the Social Demo..

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