 Amareleja ceased to belong to the jurisdiction of Évora on 23 August 1842 and began to pertain to the district of Beja.On 4 April 1990, in decree 513/V, Amareleja was elevated to the status of village, although the population was less than the 3,000 residents required by law (2758).A parliamentary debate on 8 September suggested that the lack of voters was the result of carelessness on the part of the voters, during the survey.