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Penacova

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

Penacova had 13.113 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 32,1% were aged 65 or over; 10,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

13.113inhabitants (2021 Census)
239district-seat telephone code
1town hall8parish councils8schools

Mayor: Álvaro Gil Ferreira Martins Coimbra · Tel. 239470300 · Email: geral@cm-penacova.pt · www.cm-penacova.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.)
  • 677 – 713
  • 813 – 955
  • 1.618
  • 2.370 – 2.824
  • 3.143
Density (inh./km²)
  • 22,5 – 36,7
  • 39,9 – 42,3
  • 42,7
  • 87,1 – 88,8
  • 116,6
Area (km²)
  • 17,9 – 22,2
  • 22,6 – 26,7
  • 27,0
  • 30,1 – 32,4
  • 37,9
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 Penacova

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
1Lorvão3.14326,95116,6
2Penacova2.82432,4287,1
3Figueira de Lorvão2.37026,6888,8
4União das freguesias de São Pedro de Alva e São Paio de Mondego1.61837,9442,7
5União das freguesias de Oliveira do Mondego e Travanca do Mondego95522,5842,3
6União das freguesias de Friúmes e Paradela81322,1836,7
7Sazes do Lorvão71317,8639,9
8Carvalho67730,1422,5
INE code (DTMN)
0613
Resident population
13.113
Area
216,73 km²
Density
60,5 inh./km²
Parishes
8
Share of district population
3,2%
Rank in the district (population)
9th of 17
National rank (population)
160th of 308
National rank (density)
164th of 308
National rank (area)
149th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
6.167 (47,0%)
Women
6.946 (53,0%)
Portuguese nationality
12.899 (98,4%)
Foreign nationality
214 (1,6%)
Ageing index
345,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
5.285
Average household size
2,43 people
Dwellings
8.385
Buildings
7.905
With higher education (15+)
10,6% (1.258)
Unemployment rate
3,84%

Population by age group

0-141.218 · 9,3%15-241.204 · 9,2%25-646.482 · 49,4%65+4.209 · 32,1%
Residents by age group (13.113 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
12.755
Voters
8.072 (63,28%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)3.91048,44%4
PS3.41242,27%3
CH3754,65%0
PCP-PEV1962,43%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
12.755
Voters
8.072 (63,28%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS3.58644,43%10
PPD/PSD3.51643,56%10
CH4505,57%1
PCP-PEV3093,83%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
Álvaro Gil Ferreira Martins Coimbra
Address
Largo Alberto Leitão, 5, 3360-341 Penacova
Telephone
239470300
Email
geral@cm-penacova.pt
Website
www.cm-penacova.pt

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

On the web

Q1005038 · Wikipedia · www.cm-penacova.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Arganil (25,1 km) · Coimbra (17,7 km) · Mealhada (16,0 km) · Mortágua (13,6 km) · Santa Comba Dão (17,2 km) · Tábua (21,8 km) · Vila Nova de Poiares (9,1 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Coimbra: 12,2 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.)
  • 3.811 – 6.803
  • 11.065 – 12.002
  • 12.113 – 17.006
  • 17.261 – 24.571
  • 34.212 – 140.816
Density (inh./km²)
  • 10,3 – 40,4
  • 55,9 – 65,1
  • 80,6 – 95,0
  • 97,7 – 120,7
  • 122,9 – 440,9
Area (km²)
  • 84,5 – 134,8
  • 138,4 – 199,8
  • 216,7 – 263,3
  • 265,1 – 332,8
  • 379,1 – 396,5
Quantile classes · current municipality
Penacova 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 Coimbra

Arganil · Cantanhede · Coimbra · Condeixa-a-Nova · Figueira da Foz · Góis · Lousã · Mira · Miranda do Corvo · Montemor-o-Velho · Oliveira do Hospital · Pampilhosa da Serra · Penela · Soure · Tábua · Vila Nova de Poiares

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