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Gouveia

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

Gouveia had 12.222 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 38,2% were aged 65 or over; 12,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

12.222inhabitants (2021 Census)
271district-seat telephone code
1town hall16parish councils10schools

Mayor: Jorge Ferreira · Tel. 238490210 · Email: geral@cm-gouveia.pt · www.cm-gouveia.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.)
  • 202 – 377
  • 424 – 502
  • 570 – 661
  • 699 – 800
  • 1.071 – 3.150
Density (inh./km²)
  • 8,6 – 21,6
  • 23,7 – 34,7
  • 38,5 – 44,9
  • 48,3 – 74,8
  • 88,8 – 122,9
Area (km²)
  • 5,4 – 11,0
  • 11,1 – 14,1
  • 14,3 – 15,6
  • 16,0 – 24,0
  • 35,5 – 51,7
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 16 parishes of Gouveia

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
1Gouveia3.15035,4688,8
2Vila Nova de Tazem1.46915,9592,1
3União das freguesias de Moimenta da Serra e Vinhó1.07114,3274,8
4União das freguesias de Melo e Nabais80014,4555,4
5União das freguesias de Rio Torto e Lagarinhos74519,3538,5
6São Paio69915,5744,9
7Nespereira6615,38122,9
8Cativelos61014,1143,2
9Arcozelo57024,0223,7
10Paços da Serra50210,4048,3
11Folgosinho44251,698,6
12União das freguesias de Aldeias e Mangualde da Serra42437,5511,3
13União das freguesias de Figueiró da Serra e Freixo da Serra37712,7329,6
14Ribamondego2627,5534,7
15Vila Franca da Serra23811,0121,6
16Vila Cortês da Serra20211,0618,3
INE code (DTMN)
0906
Resident population
12.222
Area
300,61 km²
Density
40,7 inh./km²
Parishes
16
Share of district population
8,5%
Rank in the district (population)
3rd of 14
National rank (population)
165th of 308
National rank (density)
192nd of 308
National rank (area)
106th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
5.705 (46,7%)
Women
6.517 (53,3%)
Portuguese nationality
12.018 (98,3%)
Foreign nationality
204 (1,7%)
Ageing index
417,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
5.222
Average household size
2,21 people
Dwellings
11.198
Buildings
10.138
With higher education (15+)
12,1% (1.346)
Unemployment rate
6,84%

Population by age group

0-141.118 · 9,1%15-24977 · 8,0%25-645.458 · 44,7%65+4.669 · 38,2%
Residents by age group (12.222 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
11.859
Voters
7.667 (64,65%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)3.42744,70%4
PS3.37444,01%3
CH4225,50%0
CDS-PP1031,34%0
PCP-PEV841,10%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
11.859
Voters
7.667 (64,65%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD3.43444,79%10
PS3.28342,82%10
CH4836,30%1
PCP-PEV1542,01%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
Jorge Ferreira
Address
Av. 25 de Abril, 6290-554 Gouveia
Telephone
238490210
Email
geral@cm-gouveia.pt
Website
www.cm-gouveia.pt

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

On the web

Q599317 · Wikipedia · www.cm-gouveia.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Celorico da Beira (21,3 km) · Fornos de Algodres (18,0 km) · Guarda (28,4 km) · Mangualde (15,7 km) · Manteigas (13,3 km) · Seia (18,1 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Guarda: 29,3 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.)
  • 2.909 – 4.630
  • 5.148 – 5.887
  • 6.304 – 8.092
  • 8.413 – 12.222
  • 21.755 – 40.117
Density (inh./km²)
  • 10,1 – 13,7
  • 15,8 – 16,7
  • 23,3 – 25,3
  • 26,6 – 40,7
  • 49,9 – 56,3
Area (km²)
  • 122,0 – 206,8
  • 247,2 – 300,6
  • 361,5 – 435,7
  • 484,5 – 518,0
  • 712,1 – 822,7
Quantile classes · current municipality
Gouveia 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 Guarda

Aguiar da Beira · Almeida · Celorico da Beira · Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo · Fornos de Algodres · Guarda · Manteigas · Mêda · Pinhel · Sabugal · Seia · Trancoso · Vila Nova de Foz Côa

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