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Murça

Municipality of the district of Vila Real (District of Vila Real), region Norte (NUTS III: Douro).

Murça had 5.245 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 35,7% were aged 65 or over; 10,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

5.245inhabitants (2021 Census)
259district-seat telephone code
1town hall7parish councils3schools

Mayor: Mário Artur Correia Lopes · Tel. 259510120 · Email: geral@cm-murca.pt · www.cm-murca.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.)
  • 265 – 416
  • 432
  • 535 – 812
  • 821
  • 1.964
Density (inh./km²)
  • 12,0 – 14,4
  • 14,7
  • 19,5 – 25,7
  • 28,5
  • 140,7
Area (km²)
  • 14,0 – 16,2
  • 22,1
  • 28,8 – 29,3
  • 37,3
  • 41,7
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 7 parishes of Murça

Sorted by resident population (2021 Census, 2025 geography). Click a header to sort; hover a row to highlight it on the map.

#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Murça1.96413,96140,7
2Candedo82128,7828,5
3União das freguesias de Noura e Palheiros81241,7219,5
4Jou53537,2914,4
5União das freguesias de Carva e Vilares43229,3014,7
6Fiolhoso41616,2025,7
7Valongo de Milhais26522,1212,0
INE code (DTMN)
1707
Resident population
5.245
Area
189,37 km²
Density
27,7 inh./km²
Parishes
7
Share of district population
2,8%
Rank in the district (population)
12th of 14
National rank (population)
254th of 308
National rank (density)
220th of 308
National rank (area)
169th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
2.531 (48,3%)
Women
2.714 (51,7%)
Portuguese nationality
5.189 (98,9%)
Foreign nationality
56 (1,1%)
Ageing index
418,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
2.223
Average household size
2,31 people
Dwellings
4.250
Buildings
4.062
With higher education (15+)
10,0% (480)
Unemployment rate
8,14%

Population by age group

0-14447 · 8,5%15-24433 · 8,3%25-642.493 · 47,5%65+1.872 · 35,7%
Residents by age group (5.245 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
5.989
Voters
3.811 (63,63%)
Seats
5
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)1.98852,16%3
PS1.47938,81%2
CH1393,65%0
CDS-PP651,71%0
PCP-PEV180,47%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
5.989
Voters
3.814 (63,68%)
Seats
15
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD1.91550,21%8
PS1.62342,55%7
CDS-PP992,60%0
PCP-PEV340,89%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
Mário Artur Correia Lopes
Address
Praça 5 de Outubro, 5090-112 Murça
Telephone
259510120
Email
geral@cm-murca.pt
Website
www.cm-murca.pt

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

On the web

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Vila Real: 19,2 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.)
  • 3.547 – 5.245
  • 5.548 – 6.100
  • 6.410 – 10.486
  • 11.812 – 14.701
  • 37.590 – 49.571
Density (inh./km²)
  • 11,5 – 26,8
  • 27,0 – 27,7
  • 35,2 – 37,3
  • 63,6 – 130,9
  • 133,1 – 153,3
Area (km²)
  • 26,7 – 94,9
  • 156,9 – 189,4
  • 217,5 – 322,0
  • 378,8 – 548,7
  • 591,2 – 805,5
Quantile classes · current municipality
Murça highlighted. Click a neighbouring municipality to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

Other municipalities of the district of Vila Real

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