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Ovar

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

Ovar had 54.953 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 21,5% were aged 65 or over; 17,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

54.953inhabitants (2021 Census)
234district-seat telephone code
1town hall8parish councils29schools

Mayor: Domingos Manuel Marques Silva · Tel. 256581300 · Email: gapresidencia@cm-ovar.pt · www.cm-ovar.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.)
  • 2.141 – 3.100
  • 3.380 – 3.746
  • 6.042
  • 6.474 – 11.922
  • 18.148
Density (inh./km²)
  • 206,8 – 210,2
  • 241,3 – 249,2
  • 377,5
  • 405,9 – 410,2
  • 1.300,1
Area (km²)
  • 8,6 – 9,2
  • 9,2 – 14,7
  • 15,0
  • 16,1 – 26,8
  • 48,1
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 Ovar

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
1Ovar18.14848,08377,5
2Esmoriz11.9229,171.300,1
3Válega6.47426,83241,3
4São João6.04214,73410,2
5Cortegaça3.7469,23405,9
6Maceda3.38016,08210,2
7Arada3.10014,99206,8
8São Vicente de Pereira Jusã2.1418,59249,2
INE code (DTMN)
0115
Resident population
54.953
Area
147,70 km²
Density
372,1 inh./km²
Parishes
8
Share of district population
7,8%
Rank in the district (population)
4th of 19
National rank (population)
50th of 308
National rank (density)
43rd of 308
National rank (area)
201st of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
26.331 (47,9%)
Women
28.622 (52,1%)
Portuguese nationality
53.788 (97,9%)
Foreign nationality
1.163 (2,1%)
Stateless
2 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
173,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
20.919
Average household size
2,61 people
Dwellings
28.613
Buildings
19.471
With higher education (15+)
17,5% (8.440)
Unemployment rate
7,12%

Population by age group

0-146.812 · 12,4%15-245.980 · 10,9%25-6430.361 · 55,2%65+11.800 · 21,5%
Residents by age group (54.953 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
51.321
Voters
29.306 (57,10%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)10.97737,46%4
PS7.57425,84%3
AGIR!4.48615,31%1
CH2.3898,15%1
NC/PPM1.8156,19%0
PCP-PEV5071,73%0
B.E.3901,33%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
51.321
Voters
29.302 (57,10%)
Seats
27
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD10.50935,86%11
PS7.48925,56%8
AGIR!4.45415,20%4
CH2.5758,79%2
NC/PPM1.8756,40%2
PCP-PEV6212,12%0
B.E.5681,94%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
Domingos Manuel Marques Silva
Address
Praça da República, 3880-141 Ovar
Telephone
256581300
Email
gapresidencia@cm-ovar.pt
Website
www.cm-ovar.pt

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

On the web

Q404261 · Wikipedia · www.cm-ovar.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Espinho (13,2 km) · Estarreja (13,3 km) · Murtosa (13,9 km) · Oliveira de Azeméis (13,3 km) · Santa Maria da Feira (13,6 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Aveiro: 18,5 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
Ovar 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 · Oliveira do Bairro · 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