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Ílhavo

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

Ílhavo had 39.235 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 21,5% were aged 65 or over; 20,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

39.235inhabitants (2021 Census)
234district-seat telephone code
1town hall4parish councils23schools

Mayor: Rui Manuel da Silva Pedro Moreira Dias · Tel. 234329600 · Email: geralcmi@cm-ilhavo.pt · www.cm-ilhavo.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.)
  • 1.691
  • 5.318
  • 15.551
  • 16.675
Density (inh./km²)
  • 239,9
  • 427,6
  • 484,3
  • 945,9
Area (km²)
  • 7,1
  • 11,0
  • 16,4
  • 39,0
Quantile classes
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The 4 parishes of Ílhavo

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
1Ílhavo (São Salvador)16.67539,00427,6
2Gafanha da Nazaré15.55116,44945,9
3Gafanha da Encarnação5.31810,98484,3
4Gafanha do Carmo1.6917,05239,9
INE code (DTMN)
0110
Resident population
39.235
Area
73,48 km²
Density
534,0 inh./km²
Parishes
4
Share of district population
5,6%
Rank in the district (population)
6th of 19
National rank (population)
71st of 308
National rank (density)
34th of 308
National rank (area)
277th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
18.635 (47,5%)
Women
20.600 (52,5%)
Portuguese nationality
37.798 (96,3%)
Foreign nationality
1.437 (3,7%)
Ageing index
160,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
15.621
Average household size
2,49 people
Dwellings
22.616
Buildings
15.179
With higher education (15+)
20,8% (7.066)
Unemployment rate
6,34%

Population by age group

0-145.277 · 13,4%15-244.046 · 10,3%25-6421.467 · 54,7%65+8.445 · 21,5%
Residents by age group (39.235 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
36.420
Voters
18.413 (50,56%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president)6.58035,74%3
UPF6.40534,79%3
PS2.45813,35%1
CH1.95710,63%0
PCP-PEV3371,83%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
36.420
Voters
18.413 (50,56%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP6.36634,57%8
UPF5.69530,93%7
PS3.06616,65%4
CH2.22612,09%2
PCP-PEV3611,96%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
Rui Manuel da Silva Pedro Moreira Dias
Address
Av. 25 de Abril, 3830-044 Ílhavo
Telephone
234329600
Email
geralcmi@cm-ilhavo.pt
Website
www.cm-ilhavo.pt

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

On the web

Q291745 · Wikipedia · www.cm-ilhavo.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Aveiro (7,3 km) · Vagos (10,1 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Aveiro: 22,0 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.)
  • 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
Ílhavo 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 · Estarreja · 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

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