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Macedo de Cavaleiros

Municipality of the district of Bragança (District of Bragança), region Norte (NUTS III: Terras de Trás-os-Montes).

Macedo de Cavaleiros had 14.251 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 34,7% were aged 65 or over; 14,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

14.251inhabitants (2021 Census)
273district-seat telephone code
1town hall30parish councils5schools

Mayor: Sérgio David Ramos Borges · Tel. 278420420 · Email: geral@cm-macedodecavaleiros.pt · www.cm-macedodecavaleiros.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.)
  • 143 – 191
  • 192 – 238
  • 239 – 271
  • 284 – 386
  • 400 – 6.137
Density (inh./km²)
  • 4,9 – 7,8
  • 8,0 – 10,1
  • 10,2 – 13,7
  • 14,4 – 23,5
  • 24,3 – 411,6
Area (km²)
  • 6,5 – 13,9
  • 14,4 – 17,0
  • 17,4 – 19,6
  • 22,1 – 35,1
  • 35,3 – 64,1
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 30 parishes of Macedo de Cavaleiros

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
1Macedo de Cavaleiros6.13714,91411,6
2Morais53052,1610,2
3Vale de Prados47210,3745,5
4União das freguesias de Castelãos e Vilar do Monte45718,8424,3
5União das freguesias de Ala e Vilarinho do Monte41240,7710,1
6Amendoeira40015,7225,5
7União das freguesias de Espadanedo, Edroso, Murçós e Soutelo Mourisco38664,136,0
8Grijó3518,9139,4
9União das freguesias de Bornes e Burga34226,0513,1
10Lamalonga33916,9720,0
11Lombo30414,4021,1
12Salselas28436,317,8
13Lagoa27135,117,7
14Sezulfe27115,2217,8
15União das freguesias de Talhinhas e Bagueixe26235,257,4
16União das freguesias de Podence e Santa Combinha25819,4613,3
17Talhas25643,805,8
18Vale da Porca23917,4313,7
19Lamas2387,7930,6
20Cortiços23724,259,8
21Chacim22719,4311,7
22Vilarinho de Agrochão21613,8515,6
23Arcas21523,029,3
24Ferreira19219,649,8
25Peredo19122,088,7
26Vinhas16033,024,9
27Vale Benfeito15915,1410,5
28Carrapatas1536,5123,5
29Olmos14918,708,0
30Corujas1439,9114,4
INE code (DTMN)
0405
Resident population
14.251
Area
699,14 km²
Density
20,4 inh./km²
Parishes
30
Share of district population
11,6%
Rank in the district (population)
3rd of 12
National rank (population)
149th of 308
National rank (density)
243rd of 308
National rank (area)
25th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
6.773 (47,5%)
Women
7.478 (52,5%)
Portuguese nationality
13.878 (97,4%)
Foreign nationality
373 (2,6%)
Ageing index
384,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
6.108
Average household size
2,27 people
Dwellings
11.798
Buildings
9.909
With higher education (15+)
14,0% (1.812)
Unemployment rate
7,41%

Population by age group

0-141.286 · 9,0%15-241.256 · 8,8%25-646.768 · 47,5%65+4.941 · 34,7%
Residents by age group (14.251 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
17.041
Voters
10.501 (61,62%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president)5.19149,43%4
PS4.67544,52%3
CH2682,55%0
PCP-PEV990,94%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
17.041
Voters
10.499 (61,61%)
Seats
31
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP5.09348,51%16
PS4.48342,70%14
CH4274,07%1
PCP-PEV1621,54%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 David Ramos Borges
Address
Jardim 1º de Maio, 5340-218 Macedo de Cavaleiros
Telephone
278420420
Email
geral@cm-macedodecavaleiros.pt
Website
www.cm-macedodecavaleiros.pt

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

On the web

Q551693 · Wikipedia · www.cm-mcavaleiros.pt/ · www.cm-macedodecavaleiros.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Alfândega da Fé (21,8 km) · Bragança (29,0 km) · Mirandela (23,8 km) · Mogadouro (30,5 km) · Vimioso (31,4 km) · Vinhais (34,3 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Bragança: 11,8 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.)
  • 3.216 – 4.324
  • 5.490 – 6.050
  • 6.463 – 7.768
  • 8.301 – 14.251
  • 21.384 – 34.582
Density (inh./km²)
  • 8,6 – 11,2
  • 12,8 – 13,2
  • 13,3 – 19,7
  • 20,4 – 22,8
  • 29,5 – 32,5
Area (km²)
  • 244,1 – 279,2
  • 322,0 – 481,6
  • 487,2 – 659,0
  • 694,8 – 699,1
  • 760,7 – 1.173,6
Quantile classes · current municipality
Macedo de Cavaleiros 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 Bragança

Alfândega da Fé · Bragança · Carrazeda de Ansiães · Freixo de Espada à Cinta · Miranda do Douro · Mirandela · Mogadouro · Torre de Moncorvo · Vila Flor · Vimioso · Vinhais

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