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Caminha

Municipality of the district of Viana do Castelo (District of Viana do Castelo), region Norte (NUTS III: Alto Minho).

Caminha had 15.797 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 29,5% were aged 65 or over; 17,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

15.797inhabitants (2021 Census)
258district-seat telephone code
1town hall14parish councils13schools

Mayor: Liliana Silva · Tel. 258710300 · Email: geral@cm-caminha.pt · www.cm-caminha.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.)
  • 159 – 309
  • 375 – 680
  • 725 – 897
  • 1.186 – 1.490
  • 2.373 – 4.623
Density (inh./km²)
  • 5,2 – 36,0
  • 48,1 – 77,4
  • 79,6 – 143,8
  • 169,6 – 218,8
  • 352,1 – 552,3
Area (km²)
  • 2,8 – 5,4
  • 6,4 – 8,3
  • 8,4 – 10,4
  • 10,4 – 11,1
  • 11,4 – 30,9
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 Caminha

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
1Vila Praia de Âncora4.6238,37552,3
2União das freguesias de Caminha (Matriz) e Vilarelho2.3736,74352,1
3União das freguesias de Moledo e Cristelo1.49010,36143,8
4Seixas1.4138,33169,6
5Âncora1.1865,42218,8
6Lanhelas8975,04178,0
7União das freguesias de Venade e Azevedo88111,3877,4
8Vilar de Mouros72510,3869,9
9Riba de Âncora6808,5479,6
10União das freguesias de Gondar e Orbacém39811,0636,0
11Argela37510,8034,7
12Dem3096,4348,1
13Vile2882,80102,9
14União das freguesias de Arga (Baixo, Cima e São João)15930,885,2
INE code (DTMN)
1602
Resident population
15.797
Area
136,52 km²
Density
115,7 inh./km²
Parishes
14
Share of district population
6,8%
Rank in the district (population)
5th of 10
National rank (population)
138th of 308
National rank (density)
112th of 308
National rank (area)
214th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
7.345 (46,5%)
Women
8.452 (53,5%)
Portuguese nationality
15.260 (96,6%)
Foreign nationality
536 (3,4%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
269,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
6.372
Average household size
2,44 people
Dwellings
14.378
Buildings
9.554
With higher education (15+)
17,2% (2.418)
Unemployment rate
6,82%

Population by age group

0-141.728 · 10,9%15-241.371 · 8,7%25-648.037 · 50,9%65+4.661 · 29,5%
Residents by age group (15.797 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
15.878
Voters
10.566 (66,54%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.PPM (elected council president)4.57943,34%4
PS4.54943,05%3
CH7427,02%0
PCP-PEV2742,59%0
B.E.1301,23%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
15.878
Voters
10.565 (66,54%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.PPM4.49542,55%10
PS4.34341,11%10
CH8247,80%1
PCP-PEV3973,76%0
B.E.1971,86%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
Liliana Silva
Address
Largo Calouste Gulbenkian, 4910-113 Caminha
Telephone
258710300
Email
geral@cm-caminha.pt
Website
www.cm-caminha.pt

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

On the web

Q1029544 · Wikipedia · www.cm-caminha.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Ponte de Lima (19,6 km) · Viana do Castelo (14,8 km) · Vila Nova de Cerveira (10,4 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Viana do Castelo: 21,9 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.)
  • 7.773 – 8.632
  • 8.921 – 11.044
  • 13.623 – 15.797
  • 17.816 – 20.718
  • 41.164 – 85.778
Density (inh./km²)
  • 32,6 – 46,3
  • 60,6 – 62,5
  • 82,2 – 84,3
  • 115,7 – 116,3
  • 128,5 – 268,9
Area (km²)
  • 108,5 – 117,1
  • 136,5 – 138,2
  • 182,1 – 211,3
  • 238,3 – 319,0
  • 320,3 – 447,6
Quantile classes · current municipality
Caminha 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 Viana do Castelo

Arcos de Valdevez · Melgaço · Monção · Paredes de Coura · Ponte da Barca · Ponte de Lima · Valença · Viana do Castelo · Vila Nova de Cerveira

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