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Braga

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

Braga had 193.324 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 18,2% were aged 65 or over; 27,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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193.324inhabitants (2021 Census)
253district-seat telephone code
1town hall37parish councils96schools1NHS hospital in the name

Mayor: João Rodrigues · Tel. 253616060 · Email: gab.presidencia@cm-braga.pt · www.cm-braga.pt more contacts

NHS: Unidade Local de Saúde de Braga, 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.)
  • 852 – 1.150
  • 1.231 – 1.416
  • 1.552 – 3.935
  • 4.066 – 7.265
  • 9.976 – 32.876
Density (inh./km²)
  • 131,4 – 245,8
  • 300,4 – 417,4
  • 417,7 – 641,9
  • 681,6 – 1.787,5
  • 1.811,7 – 8.057,8
Area (km²)
  • 1,3 – 2,7
  • 2,7 – 4,1
  • 4,3 – 4,7
  • 4,8 – 7,6
  • 8,0 – 10,8
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 37 parishes of Braga

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
1Braga (São Vítor)32.8764,088.057,8
2União das freguesias de Braga (Maximinos, Sé e Cividade)15.0872,575.870,4
3União das freguesias de Nogueira, Fraião e Lamaçães15.0158,401.787,5
4União das freguesias de Braga (São José de São Lázaro e São João do Souto)14.7912,436.086,8
5Braga (São Vicente)13.9742,555.480,0
6União das freguesias de Real, Dume e Semelhe13.6828,471.615,4
7União das freguesias de Ferreiros e Gondizalves9.9764,262.341,8
8União das freguesias de Lomar e Arcos7.2654,011.811,7
9Gualtar6.7612,742.467,5
10União das freguesias de Celeirós, Aveleda e Vimieiro6.7427,57890,6
11União das freguesias de Nogueiró e Tenões5.9464,431.342,2
12Palmeira5.7008,88641,9
13União das freguesias de Merelim (São Paio), Panoias e Parada de Tibães5.1685,35966,0
14União das freguesias de Este (São Pedro e São Mamede)4.0669,79415,3
15União das freguesias de Merelim (São Pedro) e Frossos3.9353,161.245,3
16Adaúfe3.58710,81331,8
17Mire de Tibães2.3444,36537,6
18União das freguesias de Cabreiros e Passos (São Julião)2.0824,79434,7
19União das freguesias de Escudeiros e Penso (Santo Estêvão e São Vicente)1.8238,04226,7
20Sequeira1.7414,35400,2
21Esporões1.7134,74361,4
22União das freguesias de Vilaça e Fradelos1.5522,80554,3
23Padim da Graça1.4163,39417,7
24União das freguesias de Arentim e Cunha1.4065,72245,8
25União das freguesias de Morreira e Trandeiras1.3644,54300,4
26Sobreposta1.2675,98211,9
27Tadim1.2672,68472,8
28Priscos1.2563,65344,1
29União das freguesias de Crespos e Pousada1.2317,34167,7
30Figueiredo1.1502,03566,5
31Ruilhe1.1102,20504,6
32Tebosa1.0812,59417,4
33União das freguesias de Guisande e Oliveira (São Pedro)1.0724,71227,6
34Pedralva1.0608,07131,4
35Espinho1.0574,48235,9
36União das freguesias de Santa Lucrécia de Algeriz e Navarra9096,22146,1
37Lamas8521,25681,6
INE code (DTMN)
0303
Resident population
193.324
Area
183,40 km²
Density
1.054,1 inh./km²
Parishes
37
Share of district population
22,8%
Rank in the district (population)
1st of 14
National rank (population)
7th of 308
National rank (density)
22nd of 308
National rank (area)
171st of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
92.102 (47,6%)
Women
101.222 (52,4%)
Portuguese nationality
182.042 (94,2%)
Foreign nationality
11.280 (5,8%)
Stateless
2 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
131,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
72.012
Average household size
2,65 people
Dwellings
88.745
Buildings
40.214
With higher education (15+)
27,0% (45.047)
Unemployment rate
7,61%

Population by age group

0-1426.753 · 13,8%15-2421.976 · 11,4%25-64109.422 · 56,6%65+35.173 · 18,2%
Residents by age group (193.324 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
168.147
Voters
107.679 (64,04%)
Seats
11
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.PPM (elected council president)26.37824,50%3
PS.PAN26.10224,24%3
ASB21.55120,01%3
IL13.28712,34%1
CH11.20510,41%1
PCP-PEV3.3033,07%0
L1.7321,61%0
B.E.9540,89%0
ADN3380,31%0
MPT1430,13%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
168.147
Voters
107.671 (64,03%)
Seats
38
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.PPM27.00825,08%11
PS.PAN25.99824,15%10
ASB18.58217,26%7
CH12.87511,96%5
IL12.03511,18%4
PCP-PEV3.9433,66%1
L2.4072,24%0
B.E.1.3631,27%0
ADN3340,31%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
João Rodrigues
Address
Praça do Município, 4700-435 Braga
Telephone
253616060
Email
gab.presidencia@cm-braga.pt
Website
www.cm-braga.pt

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

On the web

Q83247 · Wikipedia · www.cm-braga.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Amares (13,5 km) · Barcelos (16,9 km) · Guimarães (12,8 km) · Póvoa de Lanhoso (14,8 km) · Vila Nova de Famalicão (16,6 km) · Vila Verde (15,3 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Braga: 8,9 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
Braga 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 · Barcelos · 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