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Cabeceiras de Basto

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

Cabeceiras de Basto had 15.558 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 22,7% were aged 65 or over; 11,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

15.558inhabitants (2021 Census)
253district-seat telephone code
1town hall14parish councils9schools

Mayor: Manuel António Mendes Teixeira · Tel. 253669100 · Email: servicoatendimentounico@cabeceirasdebasto.pt · www.cabeceirasdebasto.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.)
  • 347 – 472
  • 555 – 694
  • 777 – 893
  • 1.039 – 1.133
  • 1.950 – 4.726
Density (inh./km²)
  • 8,4 – 25,1
  • 26,4 – 42,3
  • 57,0 – 105,7
  • 107,8 – 160,0
  • 215,7 – 336,9
Area (km²)
  • 5,2 – 7,4
  • 7,6 – 12,2
  • 12,2 – 15,1
  • 17,8 – 26,8
  • 41,4 – 43,1
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 14 parishes of Cabeceiras de Basto

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
1Refojos de Basto4.72614,03336,9
2União das freguesias de Arco de Baúlhe e Vila Nune1.9509,04215,7
3Cavez1.13326,7942,3
4Outeiro1.0717,58141,3
5União das freguesias de Alvite e Passos1.03912,1985,2
6Basto8935,58160,0
7Rio Douro81643,1118,9
8Painzela7777,35105,7
9Pedraça69412,1757,0
10Cabeceiras de Basto61624,5225,1
11Faia5555,15107,8
12Abadim47215,1431,2
13Bucos46917,8026,4
14União das freguesias de Gondiães e Vilar de Cunhas34741,388,4
INE code (DTMN)
0304
Resident population
15.558
Area
241,82 km²
Density
64,3 inh./km²
Parishes
14
Share of district population
1,8%
Rank in the district (population)
12th of 14
National rank (population)
140th of 308
National rank (density)
157th of 308
National rank (area)
132nd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
7.559 (48,6%)
Women
7.999 (51,4%)
Portuguese nationality
15.362 (98,7%)
Foreign nationality
196 (1,3%)
Ageing index
183,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
5.618
Average household size
2,73 people
Dwellings
9.779
Buildings
8.737
With higher education (15+)
11,6% (1.582)
Unemployment rate
8,59%

Population by age group

0-141.917 · 12,3%15-241.826 · 11,7%25-648.291 · 53,3%65+3.524 · 22,7%
Residents by age group (15.558 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
16.990
Voters
11.797 (69,43%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president)4.94341,90%3
PS3.23927,46%2
SC3.14526,66%2
CH2001,70%0
PCP-PEV700,59%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
16.990
Voters
11.796 (69,43%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP5.41845,93%10
PS3.24127,48%6
SC2.46720,91%5
CH2892,45%0
PCP-PEV1170,99%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
Manuel António Mendes Teixeira
Address
Praça da República, 467, 4860-355 Cabeceiras de Basto
Telephone
253669100
Email
servicoatendimentounico@cabeceirasdebasto.pt
Website
www.cabeceirasdebasto.pt

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

On the web

Q551048 · Wikipedia · www.cm-cabeceiras-basto.pt/ · cabeceirasdebasto.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Boticas (23,7 km) · Celorico de Basto (17,0 km) · Fafe (17,6 km) · Mondim de Basto (17,5 km) · Montalegre (27,5 km) · Ribeira de Pena (13,5 km) · Vieira do Minho (16,1 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Braga: 30,0 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
Cabeceiras de Basto 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 · Braga · 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