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São João da Madeira

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

São João da Madeira had 22.143 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 22,2% were aged 65 or over; 19,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

22.143inhabitants (2021 Census)
234district-seat telephone code
1town hall1parish councils15schools

Mayor: João Gomes Oliveira · Tel. 256200200 · Email: geral@cm-sjm.pt · www.cm-sjm.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.)
  • 22.143
Density (inh./km²)
  • 2.788,8
Area (km²)
  • 7,9
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 1 parishes of São João da Madeira

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
1São João da Madeira22.1437,942.788,8
INE code (DTMN)
0116
Resident population
22.143
Area
7,94 km²
Density
2.788,8 inh./km²
Parishes
1
Share of district population
3,2%
Rank in the district (population)
13th of 19
National rank (population)
108th of 308
National rank (density)
6th of 308
National rank (area)
308th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
10.380 (46,9%)
Women
11.763 (53,1%)
Portuguese nationality
21.079 (95,2%)
Foreign nationality
1.064 (4,8%)
Ageing index
183,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
9.017
Average household size
2,43 people
Dwellings
10.609
Buildings
3.270
With higher education (15+)
19,1% (3.711)
Unemployment rate
8,73%

Population by age group

0-142.680 · 12,1%15-242.336 · 10,5%25-6412.221 · 55,2%65+4.906 · 22,2%
Residents by age group (22.143 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
19.436
Voters
11.255 (57,91%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president)4.95344,01%4
PS4.41539,23%3
CH8687,71%0
IL2552,27%0
PCP-PEV2422,15%0
B.E.2412,14%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
19.436
Voters
11.255 (57,91%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP4.58940,77%10
PS4.29038,12%9
CH1.0058,93%2
PCP-PEV3683,27%0
B.E.3433,05%0
IL3252,89%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
João Gomes Oliveira
Address
Av. da Liberdade, 3701-502 S. Jõao da Madeira
Telephone
256200200
Email
geral@cm-sjm.pt
Website
www.cm-sjm.pt

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

On the web

Q565287 · Wikipedia · www.cm-sjm.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Oliveira de Azeméis (6,2 km) · Santa Maria da Feira (8,1 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Aveiro: 17,9 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.)
  • 10.476 – 19.348
  • 21.146 – 22.886
  • 23.132 – 27.532
  • 31.043 – 54.953
  • 66.175 – 136.674
Density (inh./km²)
  • 64,3 – 135,5
  • 137,6 – 144,4
  • 156,4 – 264,9
  • 372,1 – 534,0
  • 633,1 – 2.788,8
Area (km²)
  • 7,9 – 73,5
  • 87,3 – 115,0
  • 129,9 – 158,8
  • 161,1 – 215,9
  • 216,6 – 335,3
Quantile classes · current municipality
São João da Madeira 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 Aveiro

Albergaria-a-Velha · Anadia · Arouca · Aveiro · Castelo de Paiva · Espinho · Estarreja · Mealhada · Murtosa · Oliveira de Azeméis · Oliveira do Bairro · Ovar · Santa Maria da Feira · Sever do Vouga · Vagos · Vale de Cambra · Águeda · Ílhavo

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