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Marco de Canaveses

Municipality of the district of Porto (District of Porto), region Norte (NUTS III: Tâmega e Sousa).

Marco de Canaveses had 49.541 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 18,2% were aged 65 or over; 10,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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49.541inhabitants (2021 Census)
22district-seat telephone code
1town hall17parish councils44schools

Mayor: Cristina Lasalete Cardoso Vieira · Tel. 255538800 · Email: info@cm-marco-canaveses.pt · www.cm-marco-canaveses.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.)
  • 833 – 1.336
  • 1.374 – 1.534
  • 1.690 – 2.445
  • 3.048 – 3.460
  • 3.542 – 11.067
Density (inh./km²)
  • 101,2 – 123,3
  • 138,1 – 179,0
  • 193,7 – 244,2
  • 316,5 – 381,7
  • 388,0 – 636,4
Area (km²)
  • 2,8 – 4,9
  • 6,8 – 9,6
  • 10,8 – 12,6
  • 13,1 – 17,4
  • 19,3 – 24,1
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 17 parishes of Marco de Canaveses

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
1Marco11.06717,39636,4
2Alpendorada, Várzea e Torrão8.05516,82478,9
3Bem Viver3.5429,59369,3
4Vila Boa de Quires e Maureles3.46019,33179,0
5Soalhães3.32224,06138,1
6Vila Boa do Bispo3.04812,48244,2
7Sande e São Lourenço do Douro2.44512,62193,7
8Várzea, Aliviada e Folhada2.34623,19101,2
9Santo Isidoro e Livração1.8124,67388,0
10Penha Longa1.69010,78156,8
11Paredes de Viadores e Manhuncelos1.53413,12116,9
12Constance1.5194,80316,5
13Avessadas e Rosém1.37411,14123,3
14Tabuado1.3366,80196,5
15Sobretâmega1.0842,84381,7
16Banho e Carvalhosa1.0744,91218,7
17Paços de Gaiolo8337,36113,2
INE code (DTMN)
1307
Resident population
49.541
Area
201,89 km²
Density
245,4 inh./km²
Parishes
17
Share of district population
2,8%
Rank in the district (population)
15th of 18
National rank (population)
58th of 308
National rank (density)
61st of 308
National rank (area)
160th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
23.771 (48,0%)
Women
25.770 (52,0%)
Portuguese nationality
49.113 (99,1%)
Foreign nationality
428 (0,9%)
Ageing index
140,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
18.011
Average household size
2,74 people
Dwellings
25.069
Buildings
19.522
With higher education (15+)
10,0% (4.322)
Unemployment rate
9,30%

Population by age group

0-146.435 · 13,0%15-246.276 · 12,7%25-6427.816 · 56,1%65+9.014 · 18,2%
Residents by age group (49.541 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
45.568
Voters
31.888 (69,98%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)15.60748,94%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP12.74739,97%3
CH2.0496,43%0
PCP-PEV5271,65%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
45.568
Voters
31.888 (69,98%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS14.78146,35%11
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP13.02140,83%9
CH2.4447,66%1
PCP-PEV6802,13%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
Cristina Lasalete Cardoso Vieira
Address
Largo Sacadura Cabral, 4630-219 Marco de Canaveses
Telephone
255538800
Email
info@cm-marco-canaveses.pt
Website
www.cm-marco-canaveses.pt

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

On the web

Q188050 · Wikipedia · www.cm-marco-canaveses.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Amarante (16,2 km) · Baião (14,2 km) · Castelo de Paiva (19,5 km) · Cinfães (14,2 km) · Penafiel (11,4 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Porto: 23,8 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.)
  • 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
Marco de Canaveses 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 · Maia · 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