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Matosinhos

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

Matosinhos had 172.557 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 22,9% were aged 65 or over; 24,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

172.557inhabitants (2021 Census)
22district-seat telephone code
1town hall10parish councils57schools1NHS hospital in the name

Mayor: Luísa Maria Neves Salgueiro · Tel. 229390900 · Email: mail@cm-matosinhos.pt · www.cm-matosinhos.pt more contacts

NHS: Unidade Local de Saúde de Matosinhos, E.P.E.

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.)
  • 5.367 – 9.019
  • 10.968 – 13.311
  • 17.091 – 17.935
  • 19.000 – 22.844
  • 26.988 – 30.034
Density (inh./km²)
  • 1.061,8 – 1.462,4
  • 1.538,8 – 1.876,1
  • 2.444,2 – 2.661,1
  • 2.974,3 – 4.568,8
  • 5.994,8 – 7.139,7
Area (km²)
  • 3,7 – 3,7
  • 3,8 – 5,0
  • 5,0 – 6,0
  • 7,1 – 8,7
  • 9,1 – 10,3
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Matosinhos

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
1Matosinhos30.0345,015.994,8
2Senhora da Hora26.9883,787.139,7
3São Mamede de Infesta22.8445,004.568,8
4Leça da Palmeira19.0007,142.661,1
5Custóias17.9356,032.974,3
6Leça do Balio17.0919,111.876,1
7Perafita13.3118,651.538,8
8Lavra10.96810,331.061,8
9Guifões9.0193,692.444,2
10Santa Cruz do Bispo5.3673,671.462,4
INE code (DTMN)
1308
Resident population
172.557
Area
62,42 km²
Density
2.764,5 inh./km²
Parishes
10
Share of district population
9,7%
Rank in the district (population)
3rd of 18
National rank (population)
9th of 308
National rank (density)
7th of 308
National rank (area)
288th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
81.225 (47,1%)
Women
91.332 (52,9%)
Portuguese nationality
167.316 (97,0%)
Foreign nationality
5.239 (3,0%)
Stateless
2 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
182,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
69.997
Average household size
2,43 people
Dwellings
82.331
Buildings
32.387
With higher education (15+)
24,7% (37.248)
Unemployment rate
10,02%

Population by age group

0-1421.634 · 12,5%15-2416.954 · 9,8%25-6494.467 · 54,7%65+39.502 · 22,9%
Residents by age group (172.557 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
149.785
Voters
83.053 (55,45%)
Seats
11
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)37.26644,87%6
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP20.27224,41%3
CH11.47213,81%2
IL3.7544,52%0
PCP-PEV3.3664,05%0
L2.0702,49%0
B.E.1.2821,54%0
PAN9151,10%0
ADN3110,37%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
149.785
Voters
83.049 (55,45%)
Seats
33
ListVotes%Seats
PS33.92540,85%15
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP20.70224,93%9
CH11.91114,34%5
IL4.4275,33%2
PCP-PEV3.6864,44%1
L2.7793,35%1
B.E.1.6131,94%0
PAN1.1771,42%0
ADN3250,39%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
Luísa Maria Neves Salgueiro
Address
Avenida D. Afonso Henriques, 4454-510 Matosinhos
Telephone
229390900
Email
mail@cm-matosinhos.pt
Website
www.cm-matosinhos.pt

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

On the web

Q841299 · Wikipedia · www.cm-matosinhos.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Maia (6,9 km) · Porto (7,1 km) · Vila do Conde (13,9 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Porto: 21,0 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
Matosinhos 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 · Marco de Canaveses · 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