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Oliveira do Bairro

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

Oliveira do Bairro had 23.132 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 23,6% were aged 65 or over; 16,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

23.132inhabitants (2021 Census)
234district-seat telephone code
1town hall4parish councils12schools

Mayor: Duarte dos Santos Almeida Novo · Tel. 234732100 · Email: cmolb@cm-olb.pt · www.cm-olb.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.)
  • 2.664
  • 6.221
  • 6.385
  • 7.862
Density (inh./km²)
  • 218,9
  • 265,6
  • 283,2
  • 298,7
Area (km²)
  • 10,0
  • 22,6
  • 26,3
  • 28,4
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 4 parishes of Oliveira do Bairro

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
1Oiã7.86226,32298,7
2Oliveira do Bairro6.38522,55283,2
3União das freguesias de Bustos, Troviscal e Mamarrosa6.22128,42218,9
4Palhaça2.66410,03265,6
INE code (DTMN)
0114
Resident population
23.132
Area
87,32 km²
Density
264,9 inh./km²
Parishes
4
Share of district population
3,3%
Rank in the district (population)
11th of 19
National rank (population)
105th of 308
National rank (density)
60th of 308
National rank (area)
261st of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
10.973 (47,4%)
Women
12.159 (52,6%)
Portuguese nationality
22.074 (95,4%)
Foreign nationality
1.058 (4,6%)
Ageing index
169,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
8.708
Average household size
2,62 people
Dwellings
11.504
Buildings
9.096
With higher education (15+)
16,3% (3.249)
Unemployment rate
4,59%

Population by age group

0-143.221 · 13,9%15-242.411 · 10,4%25-6412.052 · 52,1%65+5.448 · 23,6%
Residents by age group (23.132 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
20.932
Voters
11.848 (56,60%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
CDS-PP (elected council president)5.38145,42%4
PPD/PSD3.99133,69%3
CH1.0909,20%0
PS8557,22%0
PCP-PEV1221,03%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
20.932
Voters
11.848 (56,60%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD4.64339,19%9
CDS-PP4.27936,12%8
CH1.27410,75%2
PS1.0258,65%2
PCP-PEV1311,11%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
Duarte dos Santos Almeida Novo
Address
Praça do Município - Ed. Paços do Concelho, 3770-851 Oliveira do Bairro
Telephone
234732100
Email
cmolb@cm-olb.pt
Website
www.cm-olb.pt

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

On the web

Q405241 · Wikipedia · www.cm-olb.pt

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Anadia (11,6 km) · Aveiro (15,5 km) · Cantanhede (19,3 km) · Vagos (11,7 km) · Águeda (15,3 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Aveiro: 24,8 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.)
  • 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
Oliveira do Bairro 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 · Mealhada · Murtosa · Oliveira de Azeméis · 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