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Guimarães

Municipality of the district of Braga (District of Braga), region Norte (NUTS III: Ave).

Guimarães had 156.830 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 20,0% were aged 65 or over; 15,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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156.830inhabitants (2021 Census)
253district-seat telephone code
1town hall55parish councils83schools

Mayor: Ricardo Araújo · Tel. 253421200 · Email: geral@cm-guimaraes.pt · www.cm-guimaraes.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.)
  • 699 – 1.197
  • 1.220 – 1.578
  • 1.584 – 2.447
  • 2.579 – 4.496
  • 4.651 – 9.708
Density (inh./km²)
  • 126,6 – 321,9
  • 324,0 – 501,1
  • 508,3 – 678,5
  • 703,0 – 1.007,0
  • 1.028,3 – 5.051,6
Area (km²)
  • 1,6 – 2,3
  • 2,4 – 3,0
  • 3,0 – 4,2
  • 4,5 – 5,9
  • 6,0 – 13,9
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 55 parishes of Guimarães

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
1Creixomil9.7083,013.225,3
2Azurém9.0892,903.134,1
3União das freguesias de Oliveira, São Paio e São Sebastião7.8301,555.051,6
4Ponte6.6876,011.112,7
5Caldelas6.3042,692.343,5
6Selho (São Jorge)5.9235,201.139,0
7Fermentões5.7393,761.526,3
8Urgezes5.5173,311.666,8
9Costa5.3964,711.145,7
10Brito4.7745,90809,2
11Moreira de Cónegos4.6514,72985,4
12Ronfe4.4965,02895,6
13Mesão Frio4.1594,131.007,0
14Lordelo3.9795,02792,6
15União das freguesias de Candoso São Tiago e Mascotelos3.8083,86986,5
16Polvoreira3.5453,291.077,5
17Serzedelo3.4185,14665,0
18São Torcato3.34510,39321,9
19União das freguesias de Abação e Gémeos2.6826,73398,5
20Nespereira2.5943,69703,0
21Gondar2.5812,511.028,3
22União das freguesias de Atães e Rendufe2.57912,09213,3
23Guardizela2.4473,98614,8
24União das freguesias de Selho São Lourenço e Gominhães2.2714,15547,2
25Silvares2.2504,49501,1
26Sande (São Martinho)2.2393,30678,5
27Selho (São Cristóvão)2.1382,66803,8
28União das freguesias de Souto Santa Maria, Souto São Salvador e Gondomar2.04313,87147,3
29União das freguesias de Briteiros Santo Estêvão e Donim2.0245,94340,7
30Infantas1.7406,49268,1
31Sande (Vila Nova)1.7292,38726,5
32União das freguesias de Briteiros São Salvador e Briteiros Santa Leocádia1.6879,39179,7
33União das freguesias de Sande São Lourenço e Balazar1.5846,46245,2
34Sande (São Clemente)1.5784,87324,0
35Tabuadelo1.5023,09486,1
36Barco1.4393,02476,5
37União das freguesias de Leitões, Oleiros e Figueiredo1.4378,98160,0
38Airão (Santa Maria)1.4252,38598,7
39Conde1.4111,93731,1
40Longos1.3397,24184,9
41Aldão1.2781,55824,5
42Prazins (Santa Eufémia)1.2672,23568,2
43Candoso (São Martinho)1.2342,21558,4
44Pencelo1.2202,40508,3
45Serzedo1.1972,46486,6
46Pinheiro1.1351,93588,1
47Calvos1.0662,04522,6
48Gandarela1.0531,72612,2
49Vermil1.0472,32451,3
50Prazins Santo Tirso1.0312,74376,3
51Gonça9547,03135,7
52São Faustino9131,96465,8
53Corvite9081,85490,8
54Airão São João7412,78266,6
55União das freguesias de Arosa e Castelões6995,52126,6
INE code (DTMN)
0308
Resident population
156.830
Area
241,00 km²
Density
650,8 inh./km²
Parishes
55
Share of district population
18,5%
Rank in the district (population)
2nd of 14
National rank (population)
14th of 308
National rank (density)
27th of 308
National rank (area)
133rd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
75.821 (48,3%)
Women
81.009 (51,7%)
Portuguese nationality
154.349 (98,4%)
Foreign nationality
2.478 (1,6%)
Stateless
3 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
160,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
57.737
Average household size
2,69 people
Dwellings
69.913
Buildings
45.223
With higher education (15+)
15,1% (20.670)
Unemployment rate
7,40%

Population by age group

0-1419.585 · 12,5%15-2417.366 · 11,1%25-6488.552 · 56,5%65+31.327 · 20,0%
Residents by age group (156.830 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
143.580
Voters
100.648 (70,10%)
Seats
11
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president)45.62845,33%6
PS37.74737,50%4
CH8.1178,06%1
PCP-PEV3.3023,28%0
IL1.7381,73%0
B.E.8890,88%0
ADN8110,81%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
143.580
Voters
100.653 (70,10%)
Seats
56
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP41.80041,53%25
PS37.08636,85%22
CH10.24310,18%6
PCP-PEV4.0003,97%2
IL2.7962,78%1
B.E.1.2281,22%0
ADN7380,73%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
Ricardo Araújo
Address
Largo Cónego José Maria Gomes, 4804-534 Guimarães
Telephone
253421200
Email
geral@cm-guimaraes.pt
Website
www.cm-guimaraes.pt

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

On the web

Q170903 · Wikipedia · www.cm-guimaraes.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Braga (12,8 km) · Fafe (14,1 km) · Felgueiras (15,5 km) · Póvoa de Lanhoso (15,1 km) · Santo Tirso (18,9 km) · Vila Nova de Famalicão (16,7 km) · Vizela (9,9 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Braga: 9,0 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
Guimarães 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 · Celorico de Basto · Esposende · Fafe · 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