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Maia

Municipality of the district of Porto (District of Porto), region Norte (NUTS III: Área Metropolitana do Porto).

Maia had 134.934 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 19,4% were aged 65 or over; 25,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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134.977inhabitants (2021 Census)
22district-seat telephone code
1town hall10parish councils49schools

Mayor: António Domingos da Silva Tiago · Tel. 229408600 · Email: geral@cm-maia.pt · www.cm-maia.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.)
  • 1.816 – 3.600
  • 4.762 – 6.004
  • 8.342 – 11.564
  • 13.093 – 18.587
  • 26.632 – 40.534
Density (inh./km²)
  • 356,1 – 385,6
  • 934,5 – 941,5
  • 1.010,8 – 1.322,8
  • 1.510,2 – 3.247,8
  • 3.890,0 – 4.552,8
Area (km²)
  • 2,5 – 3,6
  • 4,7 – 5,9
  • 8,2 – 8,7
  • 8,9 – 10,1
  • 10,4 – 19,9
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Maia

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
1Cidade da Maia40.53410,423.890,0
2Águas Santas26.6328,203.247,8
3Castêlo da Maia18.58719,89934,5
4Moreira13.0938,671.510,2
5Pedrouços11.5642,544.552,8
6Nogueira e Silva Escura8.3428,86941,5
7Vila Nova da Telha6.0045,941.010,8
8Milheirós4.7623,601.322,8
9Folgosa3.60010,11356,1
10São Pedro Fins1.8164,71385,6

The sum of parish populations (134.934) differs from the municipality population (134.977) because parish figures use 2025 geography and municipal boundaries changed after the 2021 Census.

INE code (DTMN)
1306
Resident population
134.977
Area
82,95 km²
Density
1.627,2 inh./km²
Parishes
10
Share of district population
7,6%
Rank in the district (population)
5th of 18
National rank (population)
19th of 308
National rank (density)
13th of 308
National rank (area)
264th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
64.106 (47,5%)
Women
70.828 (52,5%)
Portuguese nationality
131.302 (97,3%)
Foreign nationality
3.631 (2,7%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
141,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
52.118
Average household size
2,57 people
Dwellings
59.691
Buildings
26.339
With higher education (15+)
25,5% (29.727)
Unemployment rate
8,70%

Population by age group

0-1418.471 · 13,7%15-2414.788 · 11,0%25-6475.548 · 56,0%65+26.127 · 19,4%
Residents by age group (134.934 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
117.566
Voters
69.675 (59,26%)
Seats
11
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president)29.93242,96%6
PS21.16530,38%4
CH7.99411,47%1
IL3.1984,59%0
PCP-PEV1.9762,84%0
PAN1.1951,72%0
B.E.1.0241,47%0
JPP7501,08%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
117.566
Voters
69.676 (59,27%)
Seats
33
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP28.41540,78%15
PS20.62229,60%11
CH8.45112,13%4
IL3.7105,32%2
PCP-PEV2.1343,06%1
PAN1.6492,37%0
B.E.1.2961,86%0
JPP8091,16%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
António Domingos da Silva Tiago
Address
Praça do Doutor José Vieira de Carvalho, 4474-006 Maia
Telephone
229408600
Email
geral@cm-maia.pt
Website
www.cm-maia.pt

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

On the web

Q990403 · Wikipedia · www.cm-maia.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Gondomar (18,0 km) · Matosinhos (6,9 km) · Porto (9,4 km) · Santo Tirso (15,6 km) · Trofa (7,9 km) · Valongo (9,9 km) · Vila do Conde (12,4 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Porto: 15,0 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.)
  • 17.534 – 49.541
  • 52.116 – 64.255
  • 67.709 – 80.825
  • 84.354 – 164.257
  • 172.557 – 303.824
Density (inh./km²)
  • 100,5 – 328,1
  • 482,5 – 535,4
  • 538,1 – 781,6
  • 783,1 – 1.627,2
  • 1.803,5 – 5.596,3
Area (km²)
  • 41,4 – 72,0
  • 75,1 – 96,1
  • 115,7 – 136,6
  • 149,0 – 174,5
  • 201,9 – 301,3
Quantile classes · current municipality
Maia 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 Porto

Amarante · Baião · Felgueiras · Gondomar · Lousada · Marco de Canaveses · Matosinhos · Paredes · Paços de Ferreira · Penafiel · Porto · Póvoa de Varzim · Santo Tirso · Trofa · Valongo · Vila Nova de Gaia · Vila do Conde

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