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Águeda

Municipality of the district of Aveiro (District of Aveiro), region Centro (NUTS III: Região de Aveiro).

Águeda had 46.119 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 25,7% were aged 65 or over; 14,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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46.119inhabitants (2021 Census)
234district-seat telephone code
1town hall15parish councils16schools

Mayor: Jorge Henrique Fernandes de Almeida · Tel. 234610070 · Email: geral@cm-agueda.pt · www.cm-agueda.pt more contacts

Summary for arrivals. The telephone code is that of the district/region seat (ANACOM numbering plan), not exclusive to this municipality. School, parish-council and town-hall counts come from the official lists already on this site. Hospitals are NHS institutions whose official name includes the municipality.

Population (inh.)
  • 314 – 573
  • 703 – 1.794
  • 2.099 – 3.028
  • 3.210 – 4.471
  • 4.648 – 11.606
Density (inh./km²)
  • 8,0 – 19,3
  • 27,8 – 107,1
  • 137,1 – 241,3
  • 275,2 – 288,9
  • 352,6 – 424,7
Area (km²)
  • 3,7 – 8,6
  • 8,7 – 15,9
  • 19,0 – 27,3
  • 28,4 – 32,0
  • 39,4 – 43,4
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 15 parishes of Águeda

Sorted by resident population (2021 Census, 2025 geography). Click a header to sort; hover a row to highlight it on the map.

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Águeda11.60627,33424,7
2União das freguesias de Recardães e Espinhel5.75519,92288,9
3Valongo do Vouga4.64843,40107,1
4União das freguesias de Trofa, Segadães e Lamas do Vouga4.47115,86281,9
5Aguada de Cima3.89328,39137,1
6Macinhata do Vouga3.21031,95100,5
7Fermentelos3.0288,58352,9
8União das freguesias de Travassô e Óis da Ribeira2.20311,12198,1
9Borralha2.0998,70241,3
10Barrô1.7946,52275,2
11Aguada de Baixo1.2943,67352,6
12União das freguesias do Préstimo e Macieira de Alcoba70341,7316,9
13Castanheira do Vouga57329,7119,3
14Belazaima do Chão52818,9827,8
15Agadão31439,408,0
INE code (DTMN)
0101
Resident population
46.119
Area
335,27 km²
Density
137,6 inh./km²
Parishes
15
Share of district population
6,6%
Rank in the district (population)
5th of 19
National rank (population)
63rd of 308
National rank (density)
98th of 308
National rank (area)
89th of 308

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)

2021 Census in detail

Men
22.125 (48,0%)
Women
23.994 (52,0%)
Portuguese nationality
44.502 (96,5%)
Foreign nationality
1.617 (3,5%)
Ageing index
213,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
17.892
Average household size
2,54 people
Dwellings
23.147
Buildings
18.655
With higher education (15+)
14,5% (5.882)
Unemployment rate
4,57%

Population by age group

0-145.556 · 12,0%15-244.532 · 9,8%25-6424.173 · 52,4%65+11.858 · 25,7%
Residents by age group (46.119 in total).

Source: INE, Censos 2021 (API de indicadores) — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012328, 0012481, 0014632, licence CC BY 4.0.

2025 local elections

Municipal council

Registered
41.567
Voters
23.815 (57,29%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.MPT (elected council president)13.70257,54%5
PS4.72419,84%2
CDS-PP2.1739,12%0
CH1.9027,99%0
PCP-PEV2771,16%0
B.E.1750,73%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
41.567
Voters
23.815 (57,29%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.MPT12.98254,51%13
PS4.63919,48%4
CDS-PP2.58610,86%2
CH2.0348,54%2
PCP-PEV3451,45%0
B.E.2190,92%0

Source: SGMAI — resultados oficiais das Autárquicas 2025. Official results; only the list that elects the council president is marked (the person’s name is not in these results).

Contacts

Mayor
Jorge Henrique Fernandes de Almeida
Address
Praça do Município, 3754-500 Águeda
Telephone
234610070
Email
geral@cm-agueda.pt
Website
www.cm-agueda.pt

Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).

On the web

Q249906 · Wikipedia · www.cm-agueda.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Albergaria-a-Velha (15,2 km) · Anadia (15,4 km) · Aveiro (20,6 km) · Mortágua (22,1 km) · Oliveira de Frades (19,7 km) · Oliveira do Bairro (15,3 km) · Sever do Vouga (15,8 km) · Tondela (23,5 km) · Vouzela (23,8 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Aveiro: 18,9 km.

Source: DGT, CAOP2025 (CC BY 4.0) — adjacência de limites; distância em linha reta entre centróides (licence CC BY 4.0).

Location in the district

Population (inh.)
  • 10.476 – 19.348
  • 21.146 – 22.886
  • 23.132 – 27.532
  • 31.043 – 54.953
  • 66.175 – 136.674
Density (inh./km²)
  • 64,3 – 135,5
  • 137,6 – 144,4
  • 156,4 – 264,9
  • 372,1 – 534,0
  • 633,1 – 2.788,8
Area (km²)
  • 7,9 – 73,5
  • 87,3 – 115,0
  • 129,9 – 158,8
  • 161,1 – 215,9
  • 216,6 – 335,3
Quantile classes · current municipality
Águeda highlighted. Click a neighbouring municipality to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

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Other municipalities of the district of Aveiro

Albergaria-a-Velha · Anadia · Arouca · Aveiro · Castelo de Paiva · Espinho · Estarreja · Mealhada · Murtosa · Oliveira de Azeméis · Oliveira do Bairro · Ovar · Santa Maria da Feira · Sever do Vouga · São João da Madeira · Vagos · Vale de Cambra · Ílhavo

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