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Aveiro

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

Aveiro had 80.954 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 21,0% were aged 65 or over; 28,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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80.954inhabitants (2021 Census)
234district-seat telephone code
1town hall10parish councils43schools1NHS hospital in the name

Mayor: Luís Manuel Souto de Miranda · Tel. 234406300 · Email: geral@cm-aveiro.pt · www.cm-aveiro.pt more contacts

NHS: Unidade Local de Saúde da Região de Aveiro, E.P.E.

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.)
  • 758 – 4.361
  • 4.734 – 5.273
  • 6.159 – 6.830
  • 8.035 – 10.132
  • 13.422 – 21.250
Density (inh./km²)
  • 54,8 – 134,8
  • 191,1 – 274,3
  • 393,5 – 467,2
  • 784,5 – 1.161,9
  • 1.338,3 – 1.361,9
Area (km²)
  • 3,9 – 5,9
  • 8,7 – 12,0
  • 13,8 – 17,1
  • 22,5 – 32,4
  • 35,8 – 45,5
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Aveiro

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 Glória e Vera Cruz21.25045,48467,2
2Esgueira13.42217,11784,5
3Aradas10.1328,721.161,9
4Santa Joana8.0355,901.361,9
5Cacia6.83035,75191,1
6Eixo e Eirol6.15922,45274,3
7São Bernardo5.2733,941.338,3
8Oliveirinha4.73412,03393,5
9Requeixo, Nossa Senhora de Fátima e Nariz4.36132,36134,8
10São Jacinto75813,8454,8
INE code (DTMN)
0105
Resident population
80.954
Area
197,58 km²
Density
409,7 inh./km²
Parishes
10
Share of district population
11,6%
Rank in the district (population)
2nd of 19
National rank (population)
31st of 308
National rank (density)
42nd of 308
National rank (area)
163rd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
38.442 (47,5%)
Women
42.512 (52,5%)
Portuguese nationality
76.377 (94,3%)
Foreign nationality
4.577 (5,7%)
Ageing index
162,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
32.969
Average household size
2,42 people
Dwellings
42.352
Buildings
23.058
With higher education (15+)
28,2% (19.867)
Unemployment rate
5,70%

Population by age group

0-1410.491 · 13,0%15-248.409 · 10,4%25-6445.042 · 55,6%65+17.012 · 21,0%
Residents by age group (80.954 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
70.205
Voters
38.728 (55,16%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.PPM (elected council president)15.24039,35%4
PS13.04033,67%4
CH4.22110,90%1
IL2.0105,19%0
L8492,19%0
B.E.7802,01%0
PCP-PEV5821,50%0
PAN3300,85%0
NC1300,34%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
70.205
Voters
38.731 (55,17%)
Seats
27
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.PPM15.03938,83%12
PS11.58329,91%9
CH4.64812,00%3
IL2.3486,06%2
L1.3053,37%1
B.E.1.0012,58%0
PCP-PEV8122,10%0
PAN3810,98%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
Luís Manuel Souto de Miranda
Address
Praça da República, Apartado 244, 3810-156 Aveiro
Telephone
234406300
Email
geral@cm-aveiro.pt
Website
www.cm-aveiro.pt

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

On the web

Q485581 · Wikipedia · www.cm-aveiro.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Albergaria-a-Velha (12,9 km) · Murtosa (13,4 km) · Oliveira do Bairro (15,5 km) · Vagos (15,0 km) · Águeda (20,6 km) · Ílhavo (7,3 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Aveiro: 14,8 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
Aveiro 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 · 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