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Baião

Municipality of the district of Porto (District of Porto), region Norte (NUTS III: Tâmega e Sousa).

Baião had 17.534 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 23,0% were aged 65 or over; 7,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

17.534inhabitants (2021 Census)
22district-seat telephone code
1town hall14parish councils7schools

Mayor: Ana Raquel Coelho Azevedo · Tel. 255540500 · Email: geral@cm-baiao.pt · www.cm-baiao.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.)
  • 301 – 472
  • 580 – 723
  • 731 – 1.013
  • 1.654 – 2.334
  • 2.469 – 3.686
Density (inh./km²)
  • 27,5 – 63,6
  • 71,2 – 79,5
  • 85,3 – 102,7
  • 115,9 – 162,5
  • 200,0 – 231,0
Area (km²)
  • 2,9 – 6,2
  • 7,2 – 8,8
  • 9,9 – 11,5
  • 14,2 – 16,1
  • 26,3 – 31,8
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 14 parishes of Baião

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 Campelo e Ovil3.68631,81115,9
2Santa Marinha do Zêzere2.46910,69231,0
3União das freguesias de Ancede e Ribadouro2.33414,36162,5
4Gove1.74211,53151,1
5União das freguesias de Santa Cruz do Douro e São Tomé de Covelas1.65416,11102,7
6Gestaçô1.01314,2271,2
7Valadares7339,9373,8
8União das freguesias de Baião (Santa Leocádia) e Mesquinhata7318,5785,3
9União das freguesias de Teixeira e Teixeiró72326,3027,5
10União das freguesias de Loivos da Ribeira e Tresouras7007,1797,6
11Frende5802,90200,0
12Grilo4725,9479,5
13Viariz3966,2363,6
14Loivos do Monte3018,7534,4
INE code (DTMN)
1302
Resident population
17.534
Area
174,53 km²
Density
100,5 inh./km²
Parishes
14
Share of district population
1,0%
Rank in the district (population)
18th of 18
National rank (population)
132nd of 308
National rank (density)
118th of 308
National rank (area)
180th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
8.341 (47,6%)
Women
9.193 (52,4%)
Portuguese nationality
17.377 (99,1%)
Foreign nationality
157 (0,9%)
Ageing index
206,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
6.704
Average household size
2,59 people
Dwellings
11.879
Buildings
10.700
With higher education (15+)
7,5% (1.162)
Unemployment rate
9,28%

Population by age group

0-141.949 · 11,1%15-241.999 · 11,4%25-649.558 · 54,5%65+4.028 · 23,0%
Residents by age group (17.534 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
16.125
Voters
11.718 (72,67%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president)6.05651,68%4
PS4.76640,67%3
CH5044,30%0
PCP-PEV1461,25%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
16.125
Voters
11.718 (72,67%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP5.45946,59%10
PS5.18944,28%10
CH6465,51%1
PCP-PEV1511,29%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
Ana Raquel Coelho Azevedo
Address
Praça Heróis do Ultramar, 4640-158 Campelo - Baião
Telephone
255540500
Email
geral@cm-baiao.pt
Website
www.cm-baiao.pt

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

On the web

Q804064 · Wikipedia · www.cm-baiao.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Amarante (13,5 km) · Cinfães (16,6 km) · Marco de Canaveses (14,2 km) · Mesão Frio (9,9 km) · Peso da Régua (18,7 km) · Resende (10,0 km) · Santa Marta de Penaguião (17,5 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Porto: 37,2 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.)
  • 17.534 – 49.541
  • 52.116 – 64.255
  • 67.709 – 80.825
  • 84.354 – 164.257
  • 172.557 – 303.824
Density (inh./km²)
  • 100,5 – 328,1
  • 482,5 – 535,4
  • 538,1 – 781,6
  • 783,1 – 1.627,2
  • 1.803,5 – 5.596,3
Area (km²)
  • 41,4 – 72,0
  • 75,1 – 96,1
  • 115,7 – 136,6
  • 149,0 – 174,5
  • 201,9 – 301,3
Quantile classes · current municipality
Baião 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 Porto

Amarante · Felgueiras · Gondomar · Lousada · Maia · Marco de Canaveses · Matosinhos · Paredes · Paços de Ferreira · Penafiel · Porto · Póvoa de Varzim · Santo Tirso · Trofa · Valongo · Vila Nova de Gaia · Vila do Conde

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