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Póvoa de Varzim

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

Póvoa de Varzim had 64.255 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 20,6% were aged 65 or over; 17,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

64.255inhabitants (2021 Census)
22district-seat telephone code
1town hall12parish councils29schools1NHS hospital in the name

Mayor: Andrea Luísa Neiva Maia da Silva · Tel. 252090000 · Email: geral@cm-pvarzim.pt · www.cm-pvarzim.pt more contacts

NHS: Unidade Local de Saúde da Póvoa de Varzim / Vila do Conde, 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.)
  • 1.371 – 2.249
  • 2.287 – 2.472
  • 2.482 – 2.873
  • 3.949 – 4.018
  • 8.886 – 29.237
Density (inh./km²)
  • 177,8 – 213,8
  • 227,1 – 371,7
  • 409,3 – 791,9
  • 810,9 – 992,1
  • 1.725,4 – 5.978,9
Area (km²)
  • 2,8 – 4,1
  • 4,8 – 4,9
  • 4,9 – 6,7
  • 8,5 – 11,5
  • 11,6 – 13,9
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 12 parishes of Póvoa de Varzim

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 Varzim29.2374,895.978,9
2Aver-o-Mar8.8865,151.725,4
3Aguçadoura4.0184,05992,1
4Beiriz3.9494,87810,9
5Amorim2.8734,78601,1
6Terroso2.4946,71371,7
7Balazar2.48211,61213,8
8Rates2.47213,90177,8
9Estela2.28711,54198,2
10Argivai2.2492,84791,9
11Laundos1.9378,53227,1
12Navais1.3713,35409,3
INE code (DTMN)
1313
Resident population
64.255
Area
82,21 km²
Density
781,6 inh./km²
Parishes
12
Share of district population
3,6%
Rank in the district (population)
11th of 18
National rank (population)
42nd of 308
National rank (density)
25th of 308
National rank (area)
267th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
30.238 (47,1%)
Women
34.017 (52,9%)
Portuguese nationality
61.991 (96,5%)
Foreign nationality
2.264 (3,5%)
Ageing index
155,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
23.473
Average household size
2,72 people
Dwellings
36.171
Buildings
17.629
With higher education (15+)
17,7% (9.858)
Unemployment rate
8,26%

Population by age group

0-148.527 · 13,3%15-247.386 · 11,5%25-6435.120 · 54,7%65+13.222 · 20,6%
Residents by age group (64.255 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
61.142
Voters
35.595 (58,22%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)14.43440,55%4
PS-PAN-L10.64129,89%3
CH5.82316,36%2
IL1.4434,05%0
CDS-PP1.2673,56%0
PCP-PEV7091,99%0
B.E.2670,75%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
61.142
Voters
35.594 (58,22%)
Seats
27
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD13.11436,84%11
PS-PAN-L10.37629,15%9
CH6.35417,85%5
IL1.8725,26%1
CDS-PP1.3443,78%1
PCP-PEV8932,51%0
B.E.4001,12%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
Andrea Luísa Neiva Maia da Silva
Address
Praça do Almada, 4490-438 Póvoa de Varzim
Telephone
252090000
Email
geral@cm-pvarzim.pt
Website
www.cm-pvarzim.pt

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

On the web

Q200459 · Wikipedia · www.cm-pvarzim.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Barcelos (15,2 km) · Esposende (14,6 km) · Vila Nova de Famalicão (17,9 km) · Vila do Conde (9,5 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Porto: 32,0 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
Póvoa de Varzim 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 · Porto · 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