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Arouca

Municipality of the district of Aveiro (District of Aveiro), region Norte (NUTS III: Área Metropolitana do Porto).

Arouca had 21.146 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 23,8% were aged 65 or over; 11,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

21.146inhabitants (2021 Census)
234district-seat telephone code
1town hall16parish councils14schools

Mayor: Margarida Maria de Sousa Correia Belém · Tel. 256940220 · Email: geral@cm-arouca.pt · www.cm-arouca.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.)
  • 171 – 550
  • 900 – 1.064
  • 1.086 – 1.126
  • 1.261 – 1.491
  • 2.111 – 5.120
Density (inh./km²)
  • 3,9 – 29,8
  • 32,2 – 60,9
  • 78,1 – 92,0
  • 113,5 – 117,4
  • 134,2 – 336,0
Area (km²)
  • 1,8 – 11,1
  • 14,1 – 15,2
  • 17,1 – 18,0
  • 23,1 – 31,2
  • 35,7 – 44,4
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 Arouca

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 Arouca e Burgo5.12015,24336,0
2Santa Eulália2.12023,0592,0
3Escariz2.11117,98117,4
4Rossas1.49111,11134,2
5Chave1.27010,91116,4
6Fermedo1.26111,11113,5
7Moldes1.12628,0140,2
8Mansores1.10014,0878,1
9Tropeço1.08617,8460,9
10União das freguesias de Canelas e Espiunca1.06435,7329,8
11Alvarenga1.05738,7727,3
12Urrô90010,7983,4
13São Miguel do Mato55017,1032,2
14Várzea5341,79298,3
15União das freguesias de Cabreiros e Albergaria da Serra18531,235,9
16União das freguesias de Covelo de Paivó e Janarde17144,383,9
INE code (DTMN)
0104
Resident population
21.146
Area
329,11 km²
Density
64,3 inh./km²
Parishes
16
Share of district population
3,0%
Rank in the district (population)
15th of 19
National rank (population)
116th of 308
National rank (density)
158th of 308
National rank (area)
92nd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
10.170 (48,1%)
Women
10.976 (51,9%)
Portuguese nationality
20.886 (98,8%)
Foreign nationality
260 (1,2%)
Ageing index
188,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
7.603
Average household size
2,74 people
Dwellings
11.170
Buildings
10.301
With higher education (15+)
11,4% (2.115)
Unemployment rate
4,83%

Population by age group

0-142.674 · 12,6%15-242.286 · 10,8%25-6411.155 · 52,8%65+5.031 · 23,8%
Residents by age group (21.146 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
19.712
Voters
14.348 (72,79%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)6.63146,22%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.PPM.IL6.19843,20%3
CH9616,70%0
PCP-PEV2011,40%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
19.712
Voters
14.348 (72,79%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.PPM.IL6.45544,99%10
PS5.90841,18%9
CH1.2578,76%2
PCP-PEV3012,10%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
Margarida Maria de Sousa Correia Belém
Address
Praça do Município, 4540-001 Arouca
Telephone
256940220
Email
geral@cm-arouca.pt
Website
www.cm-arouca.pt

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

On the web

Q565302 · Wikipedia · www.cm-arouca.pt

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Castelo de Paiva (10,8 km) · Castro Daire (26,8 km) · Cinfães (17,2 km) · Gondomar (27,9 km) · Oliveira de Azeméis (20,6 km) · Santa Maria da Feira (22,1 km) · São Pedro do Sul (18,2 km) · Vale de Cambra (12,8 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Aveiro: 30,1 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
Arouca 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 · 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 · Águeda · Ílhavo

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