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Penafiel

Municipality of the district of Porto (District of Porto), region Norte (NUTS III: Tâmega e Sousa).

Penafiel had 69.629 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 17,8% were aged 65 or over; 11,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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69.629inhabitants (2021 Census)
22district-seat telephone code
1town hall28parish councils45schools

Mayor: Pedro Miguel Santana Cepeda · Tel. 255710700 · Email: penafiel@cm-penafiel.pt · www.cm-penafiel.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.)
  • 823 – 1.364
  • 1.459 – 1.579
  • 1.682 – 1.954
  • 2.100 – 2.584
  • 2.780 – 15.676
Density (inh./km²)
  • 72,8 – 175,1
  • 218,6 – 278,4
  • 301,0 – 323,2
  • 326,0 – 481,3
  • 525,3 – 696,1
Area (km²)
  • 3,1 – 4,3
  • 4,6 – 5,2
  • 6,1 – 6,9
  • 7,3 – 10,2
  • 10,6 – 22,5
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 28 parishes of Penafiel

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
1Penafiel15.67622,52696,1
2Termas de São Vicente4.75810,21466,0
3Guilhufe e Urrô3.8457,32525,3
4Paço de Sousa3.8388,60446,3
5Lagares e Figueira2.78016,64167,1
6Galegos2.5844,57565,4
7Rio de Moinhos2.5368,21308,9
8Cabeça Santa2.3546,93339,7
9Abragão2.3119,53242,5
10Duas Igrejas2.2558,10278,4
11Irivo2.1003,17662,5
12Oldrões1.9544,06481,3
13Rans1.8043,05591,5
14Croca1.7926,64269,9
15Recezinhos (São Martinho)1.7085,24326,0
16Bustelo1.6826,86245,2
17Canelas1.57911,82133,6
18Luzim e Vila Cova1.53910,60145,2
19Boelhe1.5325,09301,0
20Valpedre1.5086,33238,2
21Fonte Arcada1.4594,82302,7
22Castelões1.3644,22323,2
23Recezinhos (São Mamede)1.3644,25320,9
24Rio Mau1.3406,13218,6
25Perozelo1.3173,99330,1
26Capela96413,2572,8
27Eja8634,93175,1
28Sebolido8235,15159,8
INE code (DTMN)
1311
Resident population
69.629
Area
212,24 km²
Density
328,1 inh./km²
Parishes
28
Share of district population
3,9%
Rank in the district (population)
9th of 18
National rank (population)
35th of 308
National rank (density)
49th of 308
National rank (area)
154th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
33.478 (48,1%)
Women
36.151 (51,9%)
Portuguese nationality
69.039 (99,2%)
Foreign nationality
588 (0,8%)
Stateless
2 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
132,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
25.182
Average household size
2,75 people
Dwellings
31.885
Buildings
24.189
With higher education (15+)
11,6% (7.020)
Unemployment rate
8,03%

Population by age group

0-149.357 · 13,4%15-248.547 · 12,3%25-6439.331 · 56,5%65+12.394 · 17,8%
Residents by age group (69.629 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
62.476
Voters
45.999 (73,63%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president)24.41453,08%6
PS15.10832,84%3
CH3.7108,07%0
L7431,62%0
PCP-PEV5581,21%0
B.E.3110,68%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
62.476
Voters
45.998 (73,63%)
Seats
29
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP23.82251,79%16
PS14.54131,61%10
CH4.2819,31%3
L9502,07%0
PCP-PEV6581,43%0
B.E.4190,91%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
Pedro Miguel Santana Cepeda
Address
Praça do Município, 4564-002 Penafiel
Telephone
255710700
Email
penafiel@cm-penafiel.pt
Website
www.cm-penafiel.pt

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

On the web

Q984656 · Wikipedia · www.cm-penafiel.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Amarante (25,0 km) · Castelo de Paiva (14,7 km) · Gondomar (16,5 km) · Lousada (15,1 km) · Marco de Canaveses (11,4 km) · Paredes (9,2 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Porto: 14,3 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.)
  • 17.534 – 49.541
  • 52.116 – 64.255
  • 67.709 – 80.825
  • 84.354 – 164.257
  • 172.557 – 303.824
Density (inh./km²)
  • 100,5 – 328,1
  • 482,5 – 535,4
  • 538,1 – 781,6
  • 783,1 – 1.627,2
  • 1.803,5 – 5.596,3
Area (km²)
  • 41,4 – 72,0
  • 75,1 – 96,1
  • 115,7 – 136,6
  • 149,0 – 174,5
  • 201,9 – 301,3
Quantile classes · current municipality
Penafiel 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 Porto

Amarante · Baião · Felgueiras · Gondomar · Lousada · Maia · Marco de Canaveses · Matosinhos · Paredes · Paços de Ferreira · Porto · Póvoa de Varzim · Santo Tirso · Trofa · Valongo · Vila Nova de Gaia · Vila do Conde

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