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Barcelos

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

Barcelos had 116.752 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 19,7% were aged 65 or over; 13,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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116.752inhabitants (2021 Census)
253district-seat telephone code
1town hall65parish councils77schools1NHS hospital in the name

Mayor: Mário Constantino Araújo Leite da Silva Lopes · Tel. 253809600 · Email: geral@cm-barcelos.pt · www.cm-barcelos.pt more contacts

NHS: Unidade Local de Saúde de Barcelos / Esposende, 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.)
  • 631 – 976
  • 986 – 1.280
  • 1.347 – 1.740
  • 1.808 – 2.069
  • 2.168 – 12.824
Density (inh./km²)
  • 94,4 – 164,3
  • 165,6 – 242,9
  • 245,2 – 313,7
  • 316,5 – 477,9
  • 497,1 – 3.727,9
Area (km²)
  • 1,3 – 3,1
  • 3,1 – 4,3
  • 4,3 – 6,2
  • 6,3 – 7,9
  • 8,1 – 16,1
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 65 parishes of Barcelos

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
1Arcozelo12.8243,443.727,9
2Barcelos4.7111,303.623,9
3União das freguesias de Viatodos, Grimancelos, Minhotães e Monte de Fralães3.74412,40301,9
4Tamel (São Veríssimo)2.9153,33875,4
5Galegos (Santa Maria)2.8484,59620,5
6Vila Boa2.5702,251.142,2
7Vila Frescainha (São Martinho)2.4743,07805,9
8União das freguesias de Chorente, Góios, Courel, Pedra Furada e Gueral2.45416,09152,5
9União das freguesias de Vila Cova e Feitos2.44915,73155,7
10Lijó2.4254,42548,6
11Pousa2.2186,63334,5
12União das freguesias de Negreiros e Chavão2.2036,96316,5
13Carapeços2.1688,12267,0
14Fragoso2.06912,59164,3
15Martim2.0515,32385,5
16União das freguesias de Carreira e Fonte Coberta2.0225,29382,2
17Roriz2.0216,53309,5
18Alvelos2.0103,38594,7
19Abade de Neiva2.0097,50267,9
20União das freguesias de Milhazes, Vilar de Figos e Faria1.99312,14164,2
21Várzea1.9342,95655,6
22Barqueiros1.9168,07237,4
23Macieira de Rates1.9077,85242,9
24Barcelinhos1.8692,76677,2
25Galegos (São Martinho)1.8423,12590,4
26União das freguesias de Sequeade e Bastuço (São João e Santo Estevão)1.8086,34285,2
27União das freguesias de Areias de Vilar e Encourados1.74010,17171,1
28Manhente1.7053,91436,1
29Perelhal1.7006,80250,0
30Cristelo1.6577,71214,9
31Vila Frescainha (São Pedro)1.5942,68594,8
32Rio Covo (Santa Eugénia)1.5563,13497,1
33União das freguesias de Campo e Tamel (São Pedro Fins)1.5094,81313,7
34Gilmonde1.4975,58268,3
35União das freguesias de Alvito (São Pedro e São Martinho) e Couto1.4468,54169,3
36Ucha1.4164,27331,6
37União das freguesias de Durrães e Tregosa1.3796,73204,9
38União das freguesias de Gamil e Midões1.3775,84235,8
39União das freguesias de Alheira e Igreja Nova1.34710,17132,5
40Remelhe1.2806,12209,2
41União das freguesias de Tamel (Santa Leocádia) e Vilar do Monte1.26911,06114,7
42Pereira1.2413,85322,3
43Cambeses1.2363,31373,4
44Carvalhal1.2332,58477,9
45Lama1.1643,27356,0
46Silveiros1.1223,82293,7
47União das freguesias de Creixomil e Mariz1.1126,98159,3
48União das freguesias de Quintiães e Aguiar1.0807,36146,7
49Vila Seca1.0644,34245,2
50Palme1.0458,31125,8
51Areias1.0262,51408,8
52Oliveira9865,46180,6
53Rio Covo (Santa Eulália)9764,42220,8
54Moure9212,54362,6
55Silva9002,18412,8
56Airó8833,02292,4
57Aborim8276,18133,8
58Fornelos8034,29187,2
59Aldreu7954,80165,6
60Paradela7898,3694,4
61Balugães7872,73288,3
62Cossourado7586,44117,7
63Adães7552,69280,7
64Carvalhas6923,49198,3
65Panque6316,29100,3
INE code (DTMN)
0302
Resident population
116.752
Area
378,90 km²
Density
308,1 inh./km²
Parishes
65
Share of district population
13,8%
Rank in the district (population)
4th of 14
National rank (population)
23rd of 308
National rank (density)
52nd of 308
National rank (area)
80th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
56.218 (48,2%)
Women
60.534 (51,8%)
Portuguese nationality
114.543 (98,1%)
Foreign nationality
2.208 (1,9%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
156,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
40.209
Average household size
2,87 people
Dwellings
49.896
Buildings
39.012
With higher education (15+)
13,0% (13.299)
Unemployment rate
5,31%

Population by age group

0-1414.715 · 12,6%15-2414.057 · 12,0%25-6464.965 · 55,6%65+23.015 · 19,7%
Residents by age group (116.752 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
106.978
Voters
77.469 (72,42%)
Seats
11
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president)43.39656,02%7
PS19.55025,24%3
CH6.7528,72%1
IL1.2991,68%0
TB1.1701,51%0
L8631,11%0
PCP-PEV7010,90%0
B.E.6530,84%0
P.O.R.4800,62%0
ADN1700,22%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
106.978
Voters
77.470 (72,42%)
Seats
66
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP40.35652,09%38
PS20.04825,88%18
CH8.03210,37%7
IL1.7612,27%1
TB1.4231,84%1
L1.2411,60%1
B.E.1.0081,30%0
PCP-PEV8541,10%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
Mário Constantino Araújo Leite da Silva Lopes
Address
Largo do Município, 4750-323 Barcelos
Telephone
253809600
Email
geral@cm-barcelos.pt
Website
www.cm-barcelos.pt

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

On the web

Q213242 · Wikipedia · www.cm-barcelos.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Braga (16,9 km) · Esposende (11,2 km) · Ponte de Lima (24,7 km) · Póvoa de Varzim (15,2 km) · Viana do Castelo (23,0 km) · Vila Nova de Famalicão (17,4 km) · Vila Verde (21,9 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Braga: 25,8 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.)
  • 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
Barcelos 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

Amares · 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