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Póvoa de Lanhoso

Municipality of the district of Braga (District of Braga), region Norte (NUTS III: Ave).

Póvoa de Lanhoso had 21.775 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 22,4% were aged 65 or over; 10,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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21.775inhabitants (2021 Census)
253district-seat telephone code
1town hall22parish councils8schools

Mayor: Frederico de Oliveira Castro · Tel. 253639700 · Email: geral@mun-planhoso.pt · www.mun-planhoso.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.)
  • 365 – 559
  • 589 – 608
  • 650 – 738
  • 742 – 983
  • 1.391 – 5.623
Density (inh./km²)
  • 64,9 – 74,1
  • 77,7 – 112,4
  • 126,4 – 147,3
  • 150,6 – 217,4
  • 252,3 – 986,5
Area (km²)
  • 2,1 – 3,9
  • 4,4 – 4,8
  • 5,1 – 6,1
  • 6,7 – 8,7
  • 10,1 – 11,1
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 22 parishes of Póvoa de Lanhoso

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
1Póvoa de Lanhoso (Nossa Senhora do Amparo)5.6235,70986,5
2Taíde1.6836,67252,3
3União das freguesias de Fonte Arcada e Oliveira1.62911,06147,3
4União das freguesias de Campos e Louredo1.3915,06274,9
5Garfe9835,44180,7
6Santo Emilião8252,14385,5
7Lanhoso7666,06126,4
8União das freguesias de Calvos e Frades7428,7285,1
9Serzedelo73810,0673,4
10Monsul7133,28217,4
11Sobradelo da Goma69510,1268,7
12União das freguesias de Verim, Friande e Ajude65510,0964,9
13Rendufinho6508,3777,7
14União das freguesias de Esperança e Brunhais6088,2174,1
15Travassos6054,64130,4
16Vilela5964,58130,1
17União das freguesias de Águas Santas e Moure5893,91150,6
18Galegos5592,94190,1
19Geraz do Minho5444,84112,4
20Ferreiros4104,4093,2
21Covelas4062,91139,5
22São João de Rei3655,4666,9
INE code (DTMN)
0309
Resident population
21.775
Area
134,65 km²
Density
161,7 inh./km²
Parishes
22
Share of district population
2,6%
Rank in the district (population)
9th of 14
National rank (population)
110th of 308
National rank (density)
80th of 308
National rank (area)
216th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
10.450 (48,0%)
Women
11.325 (52,0%)
Portuguese nationality
21.355 (98,1%)
Foreign nationality
420 (1,9%)
Ageing index
183,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
7.923
Average household size
2,70 people
Dwellings
12.498
Buildings
10.315
With higher education (15+)
10,9% (2.091)
Unemployment rate
7,53%

Population by age group

0-142.659 · 12,2%15-242.511 · 11,5%25-6411.729 · 53,9%65+4.876 · 22,4%
Residents by age group (21.775 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
22.177
Voters
16.025 (72,26%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)8.30751,84%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP6.44140,19%3
CH6524,07%0
PCP-PEV1681,05%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
22.177
Voters
16.026 (72,26%)
Seats
23
ListVotes%Seats
PS7.96949,73%12
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP6.44840,23%10
CH9766,09%1
PCP-PEV2161,35%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
Frederico de Oliveira Castro
Address
Av. da República, 4830-513 Póvoa de Lanhoso
Telephone
253639700
Email
geral@mun-planhoso.pt
Website
www.mun-planhoso.pt

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

On the web

Q551689 · Wikipedia · www.cm-povoadelanhoso.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Amares (10,5 km) · Braga (14,8 km) · Fafe (15,1 km) · Guimarães (15,1 km) · Vieira do Minho (13,3 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Braga: 7,3 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.)
  • 6.358 – 15.558
  • 17.643 – 21.775
  • 23.896 – 46.444
  • 48.497 – 133.534
  • 156.830 – 193.324
Density (inh./km²)
  • 22,9 – 64,3
  • 97,4 – 203,1
  • 221,4 – 308,1
  • 368,2 – 662,4
  • 967,5 – 1.054,1
Area (km²)
  • 24,7 – 95,4
  • 134,7 – 183,4
  • 201,6 – 219,1
  • 228,7 – 241,8
  • 277,5 – 378,9
Quantile classes · current municipality
Póvoa de Lanhoso 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 Braga

Amares · Barcelos · Braga · Cabeceiras de Basto · Celorico de Basto · Esposende · Fafe · Guimarães · Terras de Bouro · Vieira do Minho · Vila Nova de Famalicão · Vila Verde · Vizela

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