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Celorico de Basto

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

Celorico de Basto had 17.643 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 23,9% were aged 65 or over; 9,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

17.643inhabitants (2021 Census)
253district-seat telephone code
1town hall15parish councils8schools

Mayor: José António Peixoto Lima · Tel. 255320300 · Email: geral@mun-celoricodebasto.pt · www.mun-celoricodebasto.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.)
  • 388 – 584
  • 818 – 942
  • 1.032 – 1.101
  • 1.116 – 1.381
  • 1.512 – 3.431
Density (inh./km²)
  • 36,3 – 60,1
  • 80,7 – 87,7
  • 89,6 – 95,1
  • 102,5 – 108,7
  • 128,6 – 199,8
Area (km²)
  • 6,1 – 8,3
  • 9,0 – 10,7
  • 10,9 – 12,1
  • 13,0 – 15,4
  • 17,2 – 18,7
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 15 parishes of Celorico 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
1União das freguesias de Britelo, Gémeos e Ourilhe3.43117,17199,8
2União das freguesias de Veade, Gagos e Molares1.71212,99131,8
3Arnóia1.51218,7380,7
4Basto (São Clemente)1.38115,4189,6
5Agilde1.1599,01128,6
6Borba de Montanha1.11610,89102,5
7União das freguesias de Canedo de Basto e Corgo1.10113,2383,2
8Fervença1.05712,0587,7
9Rego1.03217,1860,1
10União das freguesias de Carvalho e Basto (Santa Tecla)94210,0393,9
11Ribas9008,28108,7
12Vale de Bouro8187,89103,7
13Moreira do Castelo5846,1495,1
14União das freguesias de Caçarilhe e Infesta51011,3944,8
15Codeçoso38810,7036,3
INE code (DTMN)
0305
Resident population
17.643
Area
181,07 km²
Density
97,4 inh./km²
Parishes
15
Share of district population
2,1%
Rank in the district (population)
11th of 14
National rank (population)
131st of 308
National rank (density)
123rd of 308
National rank (area)
174th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
8.421 (47,7%)
Women
9.222 (52,3%)
Portuguese nationality
17.455 (98,9%)
Foreign nationality
188 (1,1%)
Ageing index
200,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
6.612
Average household size
2,62 people
Dwellings
10.919
Buildings
10.079
With higher education (15+)
9,6% (1.487)
Unemployment rate
7,17%

Population by age group

0-142.103 · 11,9%15-241.970 · 11,2%25-649.353 · 53,0%65+4.217 · 23,9%
Residents by age group (17.643 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
17.309
Voters
11.991 (69,28%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)7.23660,35%5
PS.NC3.75431,31%2
CH5824,85%0
PCP-PEV1641,37%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
17.309
Voters
11.991 (69,28%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD6.69455,83%13
PS.NC3.86032,19%7
CH8917,43%1
PCP-PEV2271,89%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
José António Peixoto Lima
Address
Praça Cardeal D. António Ribeiro n.º 1, 4890-291 Celorico de Basto
Telephone
255320300
Email
geral@mun-celoricodebasto.pt
Website
www.mun-celoricodebasto.pt

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

On the web

Q551653 · Wikipedia · www.mun-celoricodebasto.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Amarante (14,3 km) · Cabeceiras de Basto (17,0 km) · Fafe (12,4 km) · Felgueiras (14,6 km) · Mondim de Basto (12,1 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Braga: 27,7 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
Celorico 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 · Cabeceiras 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