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Covilhã

Municipality of the district of Castelo Branco (District of Castelo Branco), region Centro (NUTS III: Beiras e Serra da Estrela).

Covilhã had 46.455 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 29,8% were aged 65 or over; 18,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

46.455inhabitants (2021 Census)
272district-seat telephone code
1town hall25parish councils37schools

Mayor: Hélio Jorge Simões Fazendeiro · Tel. 275330600 · Email: info@cm-covilha.pt · www.cm-covilha.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.)
  • 277 – 373
  • 489 – 616
  • 617 – 817
  • 1.018 – 1.554
  • 1.851 – 18.220
Density (inh./km²)
  • 7,8 – 15,7
  • 21,9 – 32,6
  • 35,0 – 50,5
  • 56,8 – 137,1
  • 194,8 – 702,1
Area (km²)
  • 5,0 – 9,9
  • 10,0 – 16,3
  • 17,8 – 23,9
  • 24,0 – 30,8
  • 36,5 – 47,4
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 25 parishes of Covilhã

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 Covilhã e Canhoso18.22025,95702,1
2Tortosendo5.21617,75293,9
3União das freguesias de Teixoso e Sarzedo3.87646,6983,0
4Boidobra3.16716,26194,8
5Cantar-Galo1.8515,87315,3
6Ferro1.55430,7650,5
7Paul1.36323,9956,8
8Vila do Carvalho1.3619,93137,1
9Unhais da Serra1.04829,9335,0
10Dominguizo1.0184,95205,7
11Peraboa81727,2030,0
12Cortes do Meio74647,4015,7
13Orjais66318,9035,1
14Vales do Rio6395,12124,8
15Peso61710,7757,3
16União das freguesias de Vale Formoso e Aldeia do Souto61618,9032,6
17Erada57543,4013,3
18São Jorge da Beira50423,0521,9
19Verdelhos50036,4913,7
20Aldeia de São Francisco de Assis48916,0830,4
21Barco37314,0726,5
22Coutada3509,9635,1
23Casegas32141,157,8
24Sobral de São Miguel29423,9412,3
25Ourondo2777,0939,1
INE code (DTMN)
0503
Resident population
46.455
Area
555,60 km²
Density
83,6 inh./km²
Parishes
25
Share of district population
26,1%
Rank in the district (population)
2nd of 11
National rank (population)
61st of 308
National rank (density)
134th of 308
National rank (area)
43rd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
22.081 (47,5%)
Women
24.374 (52,5%)
Portuguese nationality
45.318 (97,6%)
Foreign nationality
1.136 (2,4%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
286,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
20.270
Average household size
2,23 people
Dwellings
35.680
Buildings
22.027
With higher education (15+)
18,8% (7.813)
Unemployment rate
7,69%

Population by age group

0-144.826 · 10,4%15-244.402 · 9,5%25-6423.387 · 50,3%65+13.840 · 29,8%
Residents by age group (46.455 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
43.052
Voters
27.559 (64,01%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)11.01439,97%4
PPD/PSD5.01718,20%1
MIPP4.29915,60%1
CDS-PP/IL2.5359,20%1
CH2.0737,52%0
PCP-PEV1.6135,85%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
43.052
Voters
27.559 (64,01%)
Seats
26
ListVotes%Seats
PS10.58038,39%11
PPD/PSD4.93817,92%5
MIPP3.70413,44%3
CDS-PP/IL2.96910,77%3
CH2.4068,73%2
PCP-PEV1.8916,86%2

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
Hélio Jorge Simões Fazendeiro
Address
Praça do Município, 6200-151 Covilhã
Telephone
275330600
Email
info@cm-covilha.pt
Website
www.cm-covilha.pt

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

On the web

Q849026 · Wikipedia · www.cm-covilha.pt

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Arganil (36,0 km) · Belmonte (21,4 km) · Fundão (16,5 km) · Guarda (39,7 km) · Manteigas (15,4 km) · Pampilhosa da Serra (35,6 km) · Seia (18,9 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Castelo Branco: 33,8 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.)
  • 3.279 – 4.768
  • 4.904 – 6.205
  • 7.167 – 8.355
  • 14.769 – 26.503
  • 46.455 – 52.272
Density (inh./km²)
  • 5,9 – 10,0
  • 10,4 – 17,1
  • 18,1 – 33,1
  • 36,4 – 37,9
  • 52,3 – 83,6
Area (km²)
  • 118,8 – 329,9
  • 395,4 – 446,7
  • 471,1 – 555,6
  • 563,7 – 700,2
  • 1.416,3 – 1.438,2
Quantile classes · current municipality
Covilhã 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 Castelo Branco

Belmonte · Castelo Branco · Fundão · Idanha-a-Nova · Oleiros · Penamacor · Proença-a-Nova · Sertã · Vila Velha de Ródão · Vila de Rei

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