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Amares

Municipality of the district of Braga (District of Braga), region Norte (NUTS III: Cávado).

Amares had 18.595 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 21,5% were aged 65 or over; 13,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

18.595inhabitants (2021 Census)
253district-seat telephone code
1town hall16parish councils8schools

Mayor: Emanuel Augusto da Silva Magalhães · Tel. 253993761 · Email: geral@municipioamares.pt · www.cm-amares.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.)
  • 427 – 554
  • 563 – 712
  • 723 – 816
  • 878 – 1.125
  • 1.824 – 4.728
Density (inh./km²)
  • 45,0 – 98,9
  • 150,4 – 161,7
  • 182,6 – 247,2
  • 266,8 – 356,3
  • 457,1 – 644,1
Area (km²)
  • 2,3 – 3,0
  • 3,1 – 3,6
  • 3,9 – 4,6
  • 4,7 – 7,3
  • 8,6 – 11,4
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 16 parishes of Amares

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
1União das freguesias de Ferreiros, Prozelo e Besteiros4.7287,34644,1
2União das freguesias de Amares e Figueiredo2.7674,56606,8
3Lago1.8243,99457,1
4União das freguesias de Caldelas, Sequeiros e Paranhos1.12511,3798,9
5Rendufe1.0803,06352,9
6Caires8784,72186,0
7Bico8162,29356,3
8Barreiros7392,99247,2
9Carrazedo7232,71266,8
10Fiscal7123,90182,6
11Bouro (Santa Maria)6596,9295,2
12União das freguesias de Torre e Portela5633,59156,8
13União das freguesias de Vilela, Seramil e Paredes Secas5548,6064,4
14Dornelas5103,39150,4
15Goães4903,03161,7
16Bouro (Santa Marta)4279,5045,0
INE code (DTMN)
0301
Resident population
18.595
Area
81,95 km²
Density
226,9 inh./km²
Parishes
16
Share of district population
2,2%
Rank in the district (population)
10th of 14
National rank (population)
127th of 308
National rank (density)
64th of 308
National rank (area)
268th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
9.078 (48,8%)
Women
9.517 (51,2%)
Portuguese nationality
18.163 (97,7%)
Foreign nationality
431 (2,3%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
166,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
6.574
Average household size
2,80 people
Dwellings
10.132
Buildings
8.787
With higher education (15+)
13,4% (2.172)
Unemployment rate
6,72%

Population by age group

0-142.406 · 12,9%15-242.183 · 11,7%25-6410.008 · 53,8%65+3.998 · 21,5%
Residents by age group (18.595 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
17.675
Voters
12.812 (72,49%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)4.64836,28%3
PS3.40626,58%2
RAMI2.20817,23%1
ASA1.1679,11%1
CH8656,75%0
PCP-PEV1831,43%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
17.675
Voters
12.811 (72,48%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD4.63536,18%8
PS3.27425,56%6
RAMI1.88214,69%3
ASA1.2569,80%2
CH1.1058,63%2
PCP-PEV2592,02%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
Emanuel Augusto da Silva Magalhães
Address
Largo do Município, 4720-058 Amares
Telephone
253993761
Email
geral@municipioamares.pt
Website
www.cm-amares.pt

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

On the web

Q455012 · Wikipedia · www.cm-amares.pt/ · amares.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Braga (13,5 km) · Póvoa de Lanhoso (10,5 km) · Terras de Bouro (16,1 km) · Vieira do Minho (20,2 km) · Vila Verde (8,8 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Braga: 12,5 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.)
  • 6.358 – 15.558
  • 17.643 – 21.775
  • 23.896 – 46.444
  • 48.497 – 133.534
  • 156.830 – 193.324
Density (inh./km²)
  • 22,9 – 64,3
  • 97,4 – 203,1
  • 221,4 – 308,1
  • 368,2 – 662,4
  • 967,5 – 1.054,1
Area (km²)
  • 24,7 – 95,4
  • 134,7 – 183,4
  • 201,6 – 219,1
  • 228,7 – 241,8
  • 277,5 – 378,9
Quantile classes · current municipality
Amares 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 Braga

Barcelos · Braga · Cabeceiras de Basto · Celorico de Basto · Esposende · Fafe · Guimarães · Póvoa de Lanhoso · Terras de Bouro · Vieira do Minho · Vila Nova de Famalicão · Vila Verde · Vizela

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