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Trofa

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

Trofa had 38.591 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 19,9% were aged 65 or over; 14,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

38.548inhabitants (2021 Census)
22district-seat telephone code
1town hall6parish councils21schools

Mayor: Sérgio Daniel da Costa Araújo · Tel. 252409290 · Email: geral@mun-trofa.pt · www.mun-trofa.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.)
  • 1.463 – 1.642
  • 1.838
  • 3.127
  • 9.147
  • 21.374
Density (inh./km²)
  • 96,1 – 347,2
  • 364,0
  • 426,0
  • 745,0
  • 833,8
Area (km²)
  • 4,7 – 5,1
  • 7,3
  • 11,0
  • 15,2
  • 28,7
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 6 parishes of Trofa

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 Bougado (São Martinho e Santiago)21.37428,69745,0
2União das freguesias de Coronado (São Romão e São Mamede)9.14710,97833,8
3Alvarelhos3.1277,34426,0
4Muro1.8385,05364,0
5Guidões1.6424,73347,2
6Covelas1.46315,2296,1

The sum of parish populations (38.591) differs from the municipality population (38.548) because parish figures use 2025 geography and municipal boundaries changed after the 2021 Census.

INE code (DTMN)
1318
Resident population
38.548
Area
72,00 km²
Density
535,4 inh./km²
Parishes
6
Share of district population
2,2%
Rank in the district (population)
17th of 18
National rank (population)
73rd of 308
National rank (density)
33rd of 308
National rank (area)
279th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
18.494 (47,9%)
Women
20.097 (52,1%)
Portuguese nationality
37.674 (97,6%)
Foreign nationality
917 (2,4%)
Ageing index
159,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
13.965
Average household size
2,75 people
Dwellings
16.011
Buildings
10.087
With higher education (15+)
14,2% (4.810)
Unemployment rate
7,79%

Population by age group

0-144.830 · 12,5%15-244.319 · 11,2%25-6421.752 · 56,4%65+7.690 · 19,9%
Residents by age group (38.591 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
33.997
Voters
23.101 (67,95%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president)8.25235,72%3
PS-PAN-L6.59828,56%2
TDT4.92321,31%2
CH1.8838,15%0
IL5362,32%0
PCP-PEV3211,39%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
33.997
Voters
23.102 (67,95%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP8.14235,24%8
PS-PAN-L6.35627,51%6
TDT4.62220,01%5
CH2.1549,32%2
IL7593,29%0
PCP-PEV3931,70%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
Sérgio Daniel da Costa Araújo
Address
Rua Professor Mário Padrão, n.º 138, 4785-394 Trofa
Telephone
252409290
Email
geral@mun-trofa.pt
Website
www.mun-trofa.pt

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

On the web

Q987964 · Wikipedia · www.mun-trofa.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Maia (7,9 km) · Santo Tirso (10,3 km) · Vila Nova de Famalicão (12,1 km) · Vila do Conde (10,1 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Porto: 14,8 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
Trofa 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 · Póvoa de Varzim · Santo Tirso · 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