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Mangualde

Municipality of the district of Viseu (District of Viseu), region Centro (NUTS III: Viseu Dão Lafões).

Mangualde had 18.303 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 29,5% were aged 65 or over; 12,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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18.303inhabitants (2021 Census)
232district-seat telephone code
1town hall12parish councils10schools

Mayor: Marco Filipe Pessoa de Almeida · Tel. 232619880 · Email: geral@cmmangualde.pt · www.cmmangualde.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.)
  • 169 – 440
  • 506 – 727
  • 801 – 951
  • 1.218 – 1.280
  • 1.308 – 9.858
Density (inh./km²)
  • 22,8 – 32,0
  • 36,6 – 40,6
  • 51,6 – 63,0
  • 65,4 – 80,5
  • 101,7 – 213,2
Area (km²)
  • 7,2 – 7,4
  • 9,6 – 12,9
  • 14,6 – 16,3
  • 17,3 – 30,0
  • 35,0 – 46,3
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 12 parishes of Mangualde

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
1União das freguesias de Mangualde, Mesquitela e Cunha Alta9.85846,25213,2
2Fornos de Maceira Dão1.30816,2580,5
3União das freguesias de Tavares (Chãs, Várzea e Travanca)1.28035,0236,6
4União das freguesias de Santiago de Cassurrães e Póvoa de Cervães1.21830,0340,6
5Espinho95114,5565,4
6Alcafache81112,8863,0
7Cunha Baixa80115,5251,6
8União das freguesias de Moimenta de Maceira Dão e Lobelhe do Mato7277,15101,7
9Quintela de Azurara5069,5952,8
10Abrunhosa-a-Velha44017,3025,4
11Freixiosa2347,3232,0
12São João da Fresta1697,4122,8
INE code (DTMN)
1806
Resident population
18.303
Area
219,26 km²
Density
83,5 inh./km²
Parishes
12
Share of district population
5,2%
Rank in the district (population)
4th of 24
National rank (population)
128th of 308
National rank (density)
135th of 308
National rank (area)
146th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
8.736 (47,7%)
Women
9.567 (52,3%)
Portuguese nationality
17.916 (97,9%)
Foreign nationality
387 (2,1%)
Ageing index
266,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
7.397
Average household size
2,44 people
Dwellings
12.816
Buildings
11.196
With higher education (15+)
12,2% (1.986)
Unemployment rate
7,94%

Population by age group

0-142.026 · 11,1%15-241.845 · 10,1%25-649.033 · 49,4%65+5.399 · 29,5%
Residents by age group (18.303 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
17.773
Voters
11.530 (64,87%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)5.53748,02%4
NR2.19119,00%1
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP2.18518,95%1
CH1.1339,83%1
PCP-PEV1291,12%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
17.773
Voters
11.530 (64,87%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS5.39146,76%11
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP2.24719,49%4
NR2.03517,65%4
CH1.22810,65%2
PCP-PEV1791,55%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
Marco Filipe Pessoa de Almeida
Address
Largo Dr. Couto, 3534-004 Mangualde
Telephone
232619880
Email
geral@cmmangualde.pt
Website
www.cmmangualde.pt

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

On the web

Q597789 · Wikipedia · www.cmmangualde.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Fornos de Algodres (19,6 km) · Gouveia (15,7 km) · Nelas (14,4 km) · Penalva do Castelo (10,1 km) · Seia (24,2 km) · Viseu (18,8 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Viseu: 26,2 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.)
  • 2.738 – 5.692
  • 6.775 – 9.038
  • 9.410 – 10.641
  • 11.030 – 17.730
  • 18.303 – 99.551
Density (inh./km²)
  • 20,5 – 35,7
  • 36,2 – 48,4
  • 49,5 – 69,8
  • 73,6 – 83,5
  • 95,1 – 196,3
Area (km²)
  • 100,1 – 123,4
  • 125,7 – 145,4
  • 165,4 – 219,3
  • 220,0 – 266,1
  • 349,0 – 507,1
Quantile classes · current municipality
Mangualde 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 Viseu

Armamar · Carregal do Sal · Castro Daire · Cinfães · Lamego · Moimenta da Beira · Mortágua · Nelas · Oliveira de Frades · Penalva do Castelo · Penedono · Resende · Santa Comba Dão · Sernancelhe · Sátão · São João da Pesqueira · São Pedro do Sul · Tabuaço · Tarouca · Tondela · Vila Nova de Paiva · Viseu · Vouzela

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