District of Bragança

District of Bragança had 122.804 residents in the 2021 Census (sum of municipalities).

Population (inh.)

3.216 – 4.324
5.490 – 6.050
6.463 – 7.768
8.301 – 14.251
21.384 – 34.582

Density (inh./km²)

8,6 – 11,2
12,8 – 13,2
13,3 – 19,7
20,4 – 22,8
29,5 – 32,5

Area (km²)

244,1 – 279,2
322,0 – 481,6
487,2 – 659,0
694,8 – 699,1
760,7 – 1.173,6

Quantile classes

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The 12 municipalities of the district of Bragança

Sorted by resident population. Click a column header to sort. Hover a row to highlight it on the map.

#	Municipality	Population	% district	Area (km²)	Inhab./km²	Parishes
1	Bragança	34.582	28,2%	1.173,57	29,5	39
2	Mirandela	21.384	17,4%	658,96	32,5	30
3	Macedo de Cavaleiros	14.251	11,6%	699,14	20,4	30
4	Mogadouro	8.301	6,8%	760,65	10,9	21
5	Vinhais	7.768	6,3%	694,75	11,2	26
6	Torre de Moncorvo	6.826	5,6%	531,56	12,8	13
7	Miranda do Douro	6.463	5,3%	487,18	13,3	13
8	Vila Flor	6.050	4,9%	265,81	22,8	14
9	Carrazeda de Ansiães	5.490	4,5%	279,24	19,7	14
10	Alfândega da Fé	4.324	3,5%	321,95	13,4	12
11	Vimioso	4.149	3,4%	481,59	8,6	10
12	Freixo de Espada à Cinta	3.216	2,6%	244,14	13,2	4

INE code: 04
Region (NUTS II): Norte
Population: 122.804
Area: 6.598,54 km²
Density: 18,6 inh./km²
Municipalities: 12
Parishes: 226
Telephone code: Bragança (273)

2021 Census in detail

Men: 58.765 (47,9%)
Women: 64.039 (52,1%)
Portuguese nationality: 119.363 (97,2%)
Foreign nationality: 3.441 (2,8%)
Ageing index: 369,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households: 52.440
Dwellings: 103.176
Buildings: 85.576
With higher education (15+): 15,7% (17.508)
Unemployment rate †: 7,60%

Population by age group

Residents by age group (122.804 in total).

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — soma dos concelhos do distrito — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014632, licence CC BY 4.0. † Calculated: (active − employed) ÷ active × 100. Note: Os distritos do continente não existem como nível na geografia NUTS 2024 dos Censos 2021 na API do INE; estes totais são a soma dos concelhos do distrito (valores oficiais do INE por concelho).

Neighbouring districts

Guarda · Vila Real · Viseu

Source: DGT, CAOP2025 — distritos adjacentes (continente) via limites de concelhos (licence CC BY 4.0).

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

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