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Ponte da Barca

Municipality of the district of Viana do Castelo (District of Viana do Castelo), region Norte (NUTS III: Alto Minho).

Ponte da Barca had 11.044 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 30,2% were aged 65 or over; 10,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

11.044inhabitants (2021 Census)
258district-seat telephone code
1town hall17parish councils5schools

Mayor: Augusto Manuel dos Reis Marinho · Tel. 258480180 · Email: geral@cmpb.pt · www.cmpb.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.)
  • 240 – 303
  • 307 – 327
  • 373 – 447
  • 498 – 600
  • 766 – 4.192
Density (inh./km²)
  • 8,1 – 32,2
  • 35,9 – 53,7
  • 68,0 – 90,6
  • 122,2 – 143,9
  • 187,9 – 474,2
Area (km²)
  • 1,6 – 3,4
  • 3,8 – 4,2
  • 6,1 – 8,4
  • 8,8 – 12,9
  • 16,8 – 46,0
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 17 parishes of Ponte da Barca

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
1União das freguesias de Ponte da Barca, Vila Nova de Muía e Paço Vedro de Magalhães4.1928,84474,2
2Lavradas8266,76122,2
3União das freguesias de Crasto, Ruivos e Grovelas7669,5480,3
4Bravães6004,17143,9
5União das freguesias de Vila Chã (São João Baptista e Santiago)54016,7632,2
6União das freguesias de Entre Ambos-os-Rios, Ermida e Germil49838,6712,9
7Oleiros4473,41131,1
8Britelo37912,9029,4
9Nogueira3741,99187,9
10Lindoso37346,038,1
11União das freguesias de Touvedo (São Lourenço e Salvador)3276,0953,7
12Cuide de Vila Verde3113,8281,4
13Sampriz3076,5646,8
14Azias3038,4435,9
15Vade (São Tomé)2951,57187,9
16Boivães2663,9168,0
17Vade (São Pedro)2402,6590,6
INE code (DTMN)
1606
Resident population
11.044
Area
182,11 km²
Density
60,6 inh./km²
Parishes
17
Share of district population
4,8%
Rank in the district (population)
7th of 10
National rank (population)
179th of 308
National rank (density)
163rd of 308
National rank (area)
172nd of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
5.139 (46,5%)
Women
5.905 (53,5%)
Portuguese nationality
10.831 (98,1%)
Foreign nationality
213 (1,9%)
Ageing index
290,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
4.382
Average household size
2,49 people
Dwellings
8.358
Buildings
7.110
With higher education (15+)
10,5% (1.040)
Unemployment rate
5,98%

Population by age group

0-141.145 · 10,4%15-241.073 · 9,7%25-645.495 · 49,8%65+3.331 · 30,2%
Residents by age group (11.044 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
12.849
Voters
8.229 (64,04%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)4.61556,08%5
PS2.39429,09%2
CH6598,01%0
PCP-PEV2242,72%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
12.849
Voters
8.229 (64,04%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD4.27952,00%12
PS2.39429,09%6
CH8079,81%2
PCP-PEV4425,37%1

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
Augusto Manuel dos Reis Marinho
Address
Praça Dr. António Lacerda, 4980-620 Ponte da Barca
Telephone
258480180
Email
geral@cmpb.pt
Website
www.cmpb.pt

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

On the web

Q491484 · Wikipedia · www.pontedabarca.com.pt/ · www.cmpb.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Arcos de Valdevez (11,6 km) · Ponte de Lima (23,7 km) · Terras de Bouro (12,4 km) · Vila Verde (17,9 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Viana do Castelo: 20,9 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.)
  • 7.773 – 8.632
  • 8.921 – 11.044
  • 13.623 – 15.797
  • 17.816 – 20.718
  • 41.164 – 85.778
Density (inh./km²)
  • 32,6 – 46,3
  • 60,6 – 62,5
  • 82,2 – 84,3
  • 115,7 – 116,3
  • 128,5 – 268,9
Area (km²)
  • 108,5 – 117,1
  • 136,5 – 138,2
  • 182,1 – 211,3
  • 238,3 – 319,0
  • 320,3 – 447,6
Quantile classes · current municipality
Ponte da Barca 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 Viana do Castelo

Arcos de Valdevez · Caminha · Melgaço · Monção · Paredes de Coura · Ponte de Lima · Valença · Viana do Castelo · Vila Nova de Cerveira

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