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Mogadouro

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

Mogadouro had 8.301 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 37,9% were aged 65 or over; 13,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

8.301inhabitants (2021 Census)
273district-seat telephone code
1town hall21parish councils3schools

Mayor: António Joaquim Pimentel · Tel. 279340100 · Email: geral@mogadouro.pt · www.mogadouro.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.)
  • 119 – 165
  • 166 – 216
  • 231 – 250
  • 255 – 285
  • 330 – 3.603
Density (inh./km²)
  • 4,7 – 5,1
  • 5,7 – 6,2
  • 7,3 – 7,8
  • 7,8 – 10,2
  • 13,1 – 34,9
Area (km²)
  • 11,6 – 21,1
  • 23,7 – 30,8
  • 31,9 – 34,8
  • 36,5 – 48,7
  • 52,2 – 103,2
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 21 parishes of Mogadouro

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 Mogadouro, Valverde, Vale de Porco e Vilar de Rei3.603103,2234,9
2Bemposta49737,9213,1
3União das freguesias de Vilarinho dos Galegos e Ventozelo35748,747,3
4Castelo Branco33054,316,1
5União das freguesias de Remondes e Soutelo28536,487,8
6Penas Roias27833,288,4
7Castro Vicente26534,797,6
8São Martinho do Peso25552,194,9
9Meirinhos25053,404,7
10Urrós25031,947,8
11Azinhoso24130,807,8
12Vila de Ala23126,738,6
13União das freguesias de Brunhozinho, Castanheira e Sanhoane21642,765,1
14Brunhoso21220,8110,2
15Peredo da Bemposta18518,1610,2
16Bruçó16632,385,1
17Vale da Madre16511,5714,3
18Tó13623,685,7
19Saldanha13325,905,1
20Paradela12720,536,2
21Travanca11921,065,7
INE code (DTMN)
0408
Resident population
8.301
Area
760,65 km²
Density
10,9 inh./km²
Parishes
21
Share of district population
6,8%
Rank in the district (population)
4th of 12
National rank (population)
202nd of 308
National rank (density)
283rd of 308
National rank (area)
20th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
4.011 (48,3%)
Women
4.290 (51,7%)
Portuguese nationality
8.186 (98,6%)
Foreign nationality
115 (1,4%)
Ageing index
471,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
3.625
Average household size
2,23 people
Dwellings
7.337
Buildings
6.792
With higher education (15+)
13,2% (1.005)
Unemployment rate
7,68%

Population by age group

0-14667 · 8,0%15-24562 · 6,8%25-643.930 · 47,3%65+3.142 · 37,9%
Residents by age group (8.301 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
9.572
Voters
6.452 (67,40%)
Seats
5
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)3.96461,44%3
PS2.00331,04%2
CH2113,27%0
PCP-PEV600,93%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
9.572
Voters
6.454 (67,43%)
Seats
22
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD3.87460,02%14
PS2.16533,55%8
PCP-PEV1412,18%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 Joaquim Pimentel
Address
Largo do Convento de S. Francisco, 5200-244 Mogadouro
Telephone
279340100
Email
geral@mogadouro.pt
Website
www.mogadouro.pt

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

On the web

Q551680 · Wikipedia · www.cm-mogadouro.pt/ · www.mogadouro.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Alfândega da Fé (23,5 km) · Freixo de Espada à Cinta (28,0 km) · Macedo de Cavaleiros (30,5 km) · Miranda do Douro (32,6 km) · Torre de Moncorvo (34,1 km) · Vimioso (28,8 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Bragança: 21,9 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
Mogadouro 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 · Mirandela · 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