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Mirandela

Municipality of the district of Bragança (District of Bragança), region Norte (NUTS III: Terras de Trás-os-Montes).

Mirandela had 21.384 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 32,1% were aged 65 or over; 16,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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21.384inhabitants (2021 Census)
273district-seat telephone code
1town hall30parish councils9schools

Mayor: Vítor Manuel Correia · Tel. 278200200 · Email: geral@cm-mirandela.pt · www.cm-mirandela.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.)
  • 137 – 185
  • 200 – 246
  • 263 – 320
  • 333 – 422
  • 446 – 11.397
Density (inh./km²)
  • 6,5 – 10,0
  • 10,6 – 12,5
  • 13,5 – 14,5
  • 15,0 – 18,1
  • 18,4 – 351,2
Area (km²)
  • 12,3 – 14,7
  • 15,2 – 18,5
  • 18,7 – 22,0
  • 22,6 – 27,4
  • 27,7 – 48,7
Quantile classes
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The 30 parishes of Mirandela

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
1Mirandela11.39732,45351,2
2Carvalhais1.22922,0455,8
3Torre de Dona Chama91927,6833,2
4Frechas73218,5439,5
5Suçães50736,2114,0
6União das freguesias de Avidagos, Navalho e Pereira44633,1613,5
7Mascarenhas42228,1415,0
8Cabanelas34418,6618,4
9Vale de Salgueiro34415,1722,7
10União das freguesias de Avantos e Romeu34127,4112,4
11Abambres33818,8218,0
12Passos33318,3918,1
13Lamas de Orelhão32019,2216,7
14União das freguesias de Barcel, Marmelos e Valverde da Gestosa32048,746,6
15São Pedro Velho28123,6311,9
16Cedães27025,4410,6
17União das freguesias de Franco e Vila Boa26326,3410,0
18Vale de Telhas26315,1717,3
19Aguieiras24614,7216,7
20Múrias24422,5510,8
21Vale de Gouvinhas23417,1413,7
22Vale de Asnes21021,429,8
23Abreiro20024,038,3
24São Salvador20014,2114,1
25Fradizela18512,7714,5
26Bouça18212,9914,0
27Alvites17117,819,6
28Cobro15412,3112,5
29Caravelas15212,5712,1
30União das freguesias de Freixeda e Vila Verde13721,236,5
INE code (DTMN)
0407
Resident population
21.384
Area
658,96 km²
Density
32,5 inh./km²
Parishes
30
Share of district population
17,4%
Rank in the district (population)
2nd of 12
National rank (population)
114th of 308
National rank (density)
212th of 308
National rank (area)
30th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
10.123 (47,3%)
Women
11.261 (52,7%)
Portuguese nationality
20.896 (97,7%)
Foreign nationality
488 (2,3%)
Ageing index
318,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
8.897
Average household size
2,34 people
Dwellings
15.423
Buildings
11.749
With higher education (15+)
16,3% (3.136)
Unemployment rate
9,36%

Population by age group

0-142.159 · 10,1%15-241.969 · 9,2%25-6410.387 · 48,6%65+6.869 · 32,1%
Residents by age group (21.384 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
22.354
Voters
14.054 (62,87%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)5.41038,49%3
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP4.31330,69%3
CH1.40610,00%1
DT- AMAR MIRANDELA1.2829,12%0
MD.MOVE MIRANDELA7905,62%0
IL2071,47%0
PCP-PEV2041,45%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
22.354
Voters
14.054 (62,87%)
Seats
31
ListVotes%Seats
PS4.99635,55%12
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP4.22730,08%10
CH1.63911,66%4
DT- AMAR MIRANDELA9887,03%2
MD.MOVE MIRANDELA7685,46%1
IL5523,93%1
PCP-PEV3962,82%1

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
Vítor Manuel Correia
Address
Praça do Município, 5370-288 Mirandela
Telephone
278200200
Email
geral@cm-mirandela.pt
Website
www.cm-mirandela.pt

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

On the web

Q551502 · Wikipedia · www.cm-mirandela.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Alfândega da Fé (26,5 km) · Carrazeda de Ansiães (32,7 km) · Macedo de Cavaleiros (23,8 km) · Murça (23,1 km) · Valpaços (17,2 km) · Vila Flor (20,9 km) · Vinhais (37,8 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Bragança: 25,8 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.)
  • 3.216 – 4.324
  • 5.490 – 6.050
  • 6.463 – 7.768
  • 8.301 – 14.251
  • 21.384 – 34.582
Density (inh./km²)
  • 8,6 – 11,2
  • 12,8 – 13,2
  • 13,3 – 19,7
  • 20,4 – 22,8
  • 29,5 – 32,5
Area (km²)
  • 244,1 – 279,2
  • 322,0 – 481,6
  • 487,2 – 659,0
  • 694,8 – 699,1
  • 760,7 – 1.173,6
Quantile classes · current municipality
Mirandela 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 Bragança

Alfândega da Fé · Bragança · Carrazeda de Ansiães · Freixo de Espada à Cinta · Macedo de Cavaleiros · Miranda do Douro · Mogadouro · Torre de Moncorvo · Vila Flor · Vimioso · Vinhais

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