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Estarreja

Municipality of the district of Aveiro (District of Aveiro), region Centro (NUTS III: Região de Aveiro).

Estarreja had 26.213 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 24,4% were aged 65 or over; 13,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

26.213inhabitants (2021 Census)
234district-seat telephone code
1town hall6parish councils10schools

Mayor: Isabel Simões Pinto · Tel. 234840600 · Email: geral@cm-estarreja.pt · www.cm-estarreja.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.)
  • 2.311 – 2.673
  • 3.673
  • 4.232
  • 5.732
  • 7.592
Density (inh./km²)
  • 116,1 – 204,7
  • 222,1
  • 269,6
  • 272,1
  • 369,3
Area (km²)
  • 11,3 – 15,7
  • 16,5
  • 20,6
  • 21,1
  • 23,0
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 6 parishes of Estarreja

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
1Beduído7.59220,56369,3
2Avanca5.73221,07272,1
3Pardilhó4.23215,70269,6
4Salreu3.67316,54222,1
5União das freguesias de Canelas e Fermelã2.67323,02116,1
6Veiros2.31111,29204,7
INE code (DTMN)
0108
Resident population
26.213
Area
108,17 km²
Density
242,3 inh./km²
Parishes
6
Share of district population
3,7%
Rank in the district (population)
9th of 19
National rank (population)
96th of 308
National rank (density)
62nd of 308
National rank (area)
244th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
12.690 (48,4%)
Women
13.523 (51,6%)
Portuguese nationality
25.511 (97,3%)
Foreign nationality
702 (2,7%)
Ageing index
194,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
9.824
Average household size
2,63 people
Dwellings
13.050
Buildings
11.193
With higher education (15+)
13,3% (3.053)
Unemployment rate
6,24%

Population by age group

0-143.295 · 12,6%15-242.709 · 10,3%25-6413.815 · 52,7%65+6.394 · 24,4%
Residents by age group (26.213 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
24.088
Voters
13.395 (55,61%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president)5.60341,83%4
PS4.64434,67%3
EF1.36210,17%0
CH1.0828,08%0
PCP-PEV2722,03%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
24.088
Voters
13.395 (55,61%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP5.17238,61%9
PS4.75535,50%8
CH1.46210,91%2
EF1.1948,91%2
PCP-PEV3502,61%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
Isabel Simões Pinto
Address
Praça Francisco Barbosa, 3864-001 Estarreja
Telephone
234840600
Email
geral@cm-estarreja.pt
Website
www.cm-estarreja.pt

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

On the web

Q381337 · Wikipedia · www.cm-estarreja.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Albergaria-a-Velha (9,6 km) · Murtosa (8,2 km) · Oliveira de Azeméis (12,7 km) · Ovar (13,3 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Aveiro: 6,8 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.)
  • 10.476 – 19.348
  • 21.146 – 22.886
  • 23.132 – 27.532
  • 31.043 – 54.953
  • 66.175 – 136.674
Density (inh./km²)
  • 64,3 – 135,5
  • 137,6 – 144,4
  • 156,4 – 264,9
  • 372,1 – 534,0
  • 633,1 – 2.788,8
Area (km²)
  • 7,9 – 73,5
  • 87,3 – 115,0
  • 129,9 – 158,8
  • 161,1 – 215,9
  • 216,6 – 335,3
Quantile classes · current municipality
Estarreja 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 Aveiro

Albergaria-a-Velha · Anadia · Arouca · Aveiro · Castelo de Paiva · Espinho · Mealhada · Murtosa · Oliveira de Azeméis · Oliveira do Bairro · Ovar · Santa Maria da Feira · Sever do Vouga · São João da Madeira · Vagos · Vale de Cambra · Águeda · Ílhavo

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