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Valongo

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

Valongo had 94.672 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 19,4% were aged 65 or over; 17,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

94.672inhabitants (2021 Census)
22district-seat telephone code
1town hall5parish councils44schools

Mayor: Paulo Esteves Ferreira · Tel. 224227900 · Email: gabmunicipe@cm-valongo.pt · www.cm-valongo.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.)
  • 6.468
  • 8.808
  • 14.438
  • 25.882
  • 39.076
Density (inh./km²)
  • 314,9
  • 804,4
  • 930,3
  • 1.278,8
  • 4.958,9
Area (km²)
  • 7,9
  • 11,0
  • 15,5
  • 20,2
  • 20,5
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 5 parishes of Valongo

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
1Ermesinde39.0767,884.958,9
2Valongo25.88220,241.278,8
3Alfena14.43815,52930,3
4Campo8.80810,95804,4
5Sobrado6.46820,54314,9
INE code (DTMN)
1315
Resident population
94.672
Area
75,12 km²
Density
1.260,3 inh./km²
Parishes
5
Share of district population
5,3%
Rank in the district (population)
6th of 18
National rank (population)
26th of 308
National rank (density)
17th of 308
National rank (area)
276th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
44.973 (47,5%)
Women
49.699 (52,5%)
Portuguese nationality
92.778 (98,0%)
Foreign nationality
1.894 (2,0%)
Ageing index
144,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
36.623
Average household size
2,57 people
Dwellings
41.799
Buildings
19.049
With higher education (15+)
17,6% (14.401)
Unemployment rate
10,02%

Population by age group

0-1412.746 · 13,5%15-2410.313 · 10,9%25-6453.208 · 56,2%65+18.405 · 19,4%
Residents by age group (94.672 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
84.805
Voters
48.498 (57,19%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)18.50738,16%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP16.83634,71%4
CH6.63213,67%1
IL1.6143,33%0
PCP-PEV1.4693,03%0
PAN9501,96%0
B.E.8061,66%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
84.805
Voters
48.485 (57,17%)
Seats
27
ListVotes%Seats
PS18.17737,49%12
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP15.05331,05%9
CH7.45415,37%4
IL1.9434,01%1
PCP-PEV1.7853,68%1
PAN1.2362,55%0
B.E.9852,03%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
Paulo Esteves Ferreira
Address
Avenida 5 de Outubro, 160, 4440-503 Valongo
Telephone
224227900
Email
gabmunicipe@cm-valongo.pt
Website
www.cm-valongo.pt

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

On the web

Q604262 · Wikipedia · www.cmvalongo.net/ · www.cm-valongo.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Gondomar (10,8 km) · Maia (9,9 km) · Paredes (8,7 km) · Paços de Ferreira (13,2 km) · Santo Tirso (13,4 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Porto: 6,8 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
Valongo 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 · Trofa · 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