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Mealhada

Municipality of the district of Aveiro (District of Aveiro), region Centro (NUTS III: Região de Coimbra).

Mealhada had 19.348 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 26,0% were aged 65 or over; 17,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

19.348inhabitants (2021 Census)
234district-seat telephone code
1town hall8parish councils10schools

Mayor: António Jorge Fernandes Franco · Tel. 231200980 · Email: gabpresidencia@cm-mealhada.pt · www.cm-mealhada.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.)
  • 923 – 925
  • 1.678 – 2.090
  • 2.276
  • 3.073 – 3.858
  • 4.525
Density (inh./km²)
  • 89,9 – 98,1
  • 130,2 – 134,9
  • 163,5
  • 214,1 – 283,7
  • 453,0
Area (km²)
  • 4,3 – 7,1
  • 10,0 – 13,6
  • 16,9
  • 18,7 – 18,8
  • 21,3
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 8 parishes of Mealhada

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
1Mealhada4.5259,99453,0
2Pampilhosa3.85813,60283,7
3Casal Comba3.07318,80163,5
4Luso2.27616,87134,9
5Barcouço2.09021,3198,1
6Vacariça1.67818,6789,9
7Antes9254,32214,1
8Ventosa do Bairro9237,09130,2
INE code (DTMN)
0111
Resident population
19.348
Area
110,66 km²
Density
174,8 inh./km²
Parishes
8
Share of district population
2,8%
Rank in the district (population)
16th of 19
National rank (population)
124th of 308
National rank (density)
77th of 308
National rank (area)
242nd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
9.255 (47,8%)
Women
10.093 (52,2%)
Portuguese nationality
18.888 (97,6%)
Foreign nationality
460 (2,4%)
Ageing index
226,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
7.657
Average household size
2,49 people
Dwellings
10.410
Buildings
8.539
With higher education (15+)
17,4% (2.973)
Unemployment rate
4,81%

Population by age group

0-142.221 · 11,5%15-241.905 · 9,8%25-6410.194 · 52,7%65+5.028 · 26,0%
Residents by age group (19.348 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
17.672
Voters
10.485 (59,33%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
MMMI (elected council president)4.84546,21%4
PS3.33431,80%3
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP9308,87%0
CH6876,55%0
PCP-PEV1991,90%0
B.E.1341,28%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
17.672
Voters
10.486 (59,34%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
MMMI4.42742,22%10
PS3.36132,05%8
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP1.0369,88%2
CH8037,66%1
PCP-PEV2542,42%0
B.E.2051,95%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 Jorge Fernandes Franco
Address
Largo do Município, 3054-001 Mealhada
Telephone
231200980
Email
gabpresidencia@cm-mealhada.pt
Website
www.cm-mealhada.pt

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

On the web

Q381340 · Wikipedia · www.cm-mealhada.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Anadia (11,0 km) · Cantanhede (16,6 km) · Coimbra (15,3 km) · Mortágua (17,5 km) · Penacova (16,0 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Aveiro: 42,7 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.)
  • 10.476 – 19.348
  • 21.146 – 22.886
  • 23.132 – 27.532
  • 31.043 – 54.953
  • 66.175 – 136.674
Density (inh./km²)
  • 64,3 – 135,5
  • 137,6 – 144,4
  • 156,4 – 264,9
  • 372,1 – 534,0
  • 633,1 – 2.788,8
Area (km²)
  • 7,9 – 73,5
  • 87,3 – 115,0
  • 129,9 – 158,8
  • 161,1 – 215,9
  • 216,6 – 335,3
Quantile classes · current municipality
Mealhada 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 Aveiro

Albergaria-a-Velha · Anadia · Arouca · Aveiro · Castelo de Paiva · Espinho · Estarreja · Murtosa · Oliveira de Azeméis · Oliveira do Bairro · Ovar · Santa Maria da Feira · Sever do Vouga · São João da Madeira · Vagos · Vale de Cambra · Águeda · Ílhavo

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