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Porto

Municipality of the district of Porto (District of Porto), region Norte (NUTS III: Área Metropolitana do Porto).

Porto had 231.800 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 26,0% were aged 65 or over; 35,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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231.800inhabitants (2021 Census)
22district-seat telephone code
1town hall7parish councils129schools1NHS hospital in the name

Mayor: Pedro Miguel Azeredo Duarte · Tel. 222097000 · Email: geral@cm-porto.pt · www.cm-porto.pt more contacts

NHS: Instituto Português Oncologia F. Gentil - Porto, E.P.E.

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.)
  • 22.978 – 27.911
  • 29.085
  • 29.666 – 37.430
  • 38.847
  • 45.883
Density (inh./km²)
  • 3.689,8 – 4.638,8
  • 4.993,0
  • 6.399,3 – 6.663,3
  • 6.893,2
  • 7.412,3
Area (km²)
  • 3,1 – 5,4
  • 5,6
  • 5,8 – 6,3
  • 7,2
  • 8,0
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 7 parishes of Porto

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
1Paranhos45.8837,176.399,3
2Ramalde38.8475,836.663,3
3União das freguesias de Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória37.4305,436.893,2
4Campanhã29.6668,043.689,8
5União das freguesias de Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde29.0856,274.638,8
6União das freguesias de Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos27.9115,594.993,0
7Bonfim22.9783,107.412,3
INE code (DTMN)
1312
Resident population
231.800
Area
41,42 km²
Density
5.596,3 inh./km²
Parishes
7
Share of district population
13,0%
Rank in the district (population)
2nd of 18
National rank (population)
4th of 308
National rank (density)
2nd of 308
National rank (area)
299th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
106.153 (45,8%)
Women
125.647 (54,2%)
Portuguese nationality
217.299 (93,7%)
Foreign nationality
14.497 (6,3%)
Stateless
4 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
227,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
102.214
Average household size
2,23 people
Dwellings
133.644
Buildings
39.303
With higher education (15+)
35,3% (72.421)
Unemployment rate
11,71%

Population by age group

0-1426.434 · 11,4%15-2423.236 · 10,0%25-64121.920 · 52,6%65+60.210 · 26,0%
Residents by age group (231.800 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
201.968
Voters
115.063 (56,97%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL (elected council president)42.92237,30%6
PS40.93135,57%6
CH9.4558,22%1
FA5.8445,08%0
PCP-PEV4.5123,92%0
L3.8543,35%0
NC/PPM2.1901,90%0
B.E.2.0751,80%0
ADN3630,32%0
PLS2910,25%0
VP1470,13%0
PTP620,05%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
201.968
Voters
115.064 (56,97%)
Seats
39
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL41.86236,38%15
PS35.13830,54%13
CH10.8709,45%4
L6.3715,54%2
FA6.1335,33%2
PCP-PEV5.9335,16%2
B.E.2.9512,56%1
NC/PPM2.1471,87%0
ADN3890,34%0
PLS3280,29%0
VP2280,20%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 Azeredo Duarte
Address
Praça General Humberto Delgado, 4049-001 Porto
Telephone
222097000
Email
geral@cm-porto.pt
Website
www.cm-porto.pt

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

On the web

Q36433 · Wikipedia · www.cm-porto.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Gondomar (12,9 km) · Maia (9,4 km) · Matosinhos (7,1 km) · Vila Nova de Gaia (10,3 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Porto: 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.)
  • 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
Porto 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 · Penafiel · 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