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Guarda

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

Guarda had 40.117 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 25,3% were aged 65 or over; 22,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

40.117inhabitants (2021 Census)
271district-seat telephone code
1town hall43parish councils31schools1NHS hospital in the name

Mayor: Sérgio Fernando da Silva Costa · Tel. 271220200 · Email: geral@mun-guarda.pt · www.mun-guarda.pt more contacts

NHS: Unidade Local de Saúde da Guarda, E.P.E.

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.)
  • 121 – 181
  • 186 – 243
  • 258 – 298
  • 303 – 458
  • 483 – 26.441
Density (inh./km²)
  • 7,2 – 11,5
  • 12,1 – 15,6
  • 16,2 – 24,3
  • 25,5 – 35,4
  • 35,9 – 702,1
Area (km²)
  • 2,0 – 10,0
  • 10,2 – 13,0
  • 13,2 – 16,0
  • 16,3 – 23,7
  • 24,6 – 53,9
Quantile classes
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The 43 parishes of Guarda

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
1Guarda26.44137,66702,1
2Maçainhas97712,2080,1
3Gonçalo96027,1035,4
4Pêra do Moço79320,6038,5
5Panoias de Cima56811,3949,9
6Arrifana55515,8235,1
7Santana da Azinha52815,9433,1
8Casal de Cinza48317,9726,9
9Famalicão45816,0228,6
10Vela42321,0020,1
11União de freguesias de Corujeira e Trinta40812,4732,7
12Vila Fernando39616,2724,3
13Videmonte38853,927,2
14Vale de Estrela35513,9425,5
15Porto da Carne3381,98170,7
16Vila Garcia30415,3319,8
17Valhelhas30320,1815,0
18Castanheira29824,6412,1
19Marmeleiro29729,6310,0
20Vila Cortês do Mondego2834,3864,6
21Benespera28118,0615,6
22Jarmelo São Miguel27617,0616,2
23Jarmelo São Pedro27631,088,9
24Aldeia Viçosa2677,4435,9
25Adão25828,329,1
26Cavadoude2436,6536,5
27União de freguesias de Pousade e Albardo21416,8912,7
28Sobral da Serra21311,2019,0
29União de freguesias de Rochoso e Monte Margarida21123,668,9
30Gonçalo Bocas2046,4431,7
31União de freguesias de Mizarela, Pêro Soares e Vila Soeiro20014,0214,3
32Aldeia do Bispo19813,1715,0
33Alvendre18612,9414,4
34Fernão Joanes18625,067,4
35Ramela18110,1617,8
36Faia18010,0018,0
37Codesseiro1609,6216,6
38União de freguesias de Avelãs de Ambom e Rocamondo15413,3411,5
39Meios1504,8331,1
40Avelãs da Ribeira14211,3012,6
41Vila Franca do Deão13412,9910,3
42João Antão1268,7814,4
43Pega12110,6311,4
INE code (DTMN)
0907
Resident population
40.117
Area
712,10 km²
Density
56,3 inh./km²
Parishes
43
Share of district population
28,1%
Rank in the district (population)
1st of 14
National rank (population)
70th of 308
National rank (density)
166th of 308
National rank (area)
23rd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
19.118 (47,7%)
Women
20.999 (52,3%)
Portuguese nationality
39.164 (97,6%)
Foreign nationality
953 (2,4%)
Ageing index
225,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
16.383
Average household size
2,36 people
Dwellings
28.464
Buildings
19.643
With higher education (15+)
22,8% (8.129)
Unemployment rate
6,47%

Population by age group

0-144.486 · 11,2%15-244.156 · 10,4%25-6421.341 · 53,2%65+10.134 · 25,3%
Residents by age group (40.117 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
36.336
Voters
24.321 (66,93%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
NC.PPM (elected council president)11.16845,92%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL7.37830,34%2
PS3.25913,40%1
CH1.2345,07%0
ADN2691,11%0
PCP-PEV2431,00%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
36.336
Voters
24.320 (66,93%)
Seats
44
ListVotes%Seats
NC.PPM10.10141,53%20
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL7.02928,90%14
PS3.56614,66%7
CH1.7237,08%3
B.E.4371,80%0
PCP-PEV3001,23%0
ADN2891,19%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
Sérgio Fernando da Silva Costa
Address
Praça do Município, 6301-854 Guarda
Telephone
271220200
Email
geral@mun-guarda.pt
Website
www.mun-guarda.pt

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

On the web

Q750594 · Wikipedia · www.mun-guarda.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Almeida (30,2 km) · Belmonte (22,2 km) · Celorico da Beira (16,4 km) · Covilhã (39,7 km) · Gouveia (28,4 km) · Manteigas (27,3 km) · Pinhel (27,2 km) · Sabugal (24,2 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Guarda: 16,4 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
Guarda 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 · Gouveia · 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