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District of Castelo Branco

District of Castelo Branco had 177.962 residents in the 2021 Census (sum of municipalities).

Population (inh.)
  • 3.279 – 4.768
  • 4.904 – 6.205
  • 7.167 – 8.355
  • 14.769 – 26.503
  • 46.455 – 52.272
Density (inh./km²)
  • 5,9 – 10,0
  • 10,4 – 17,1
  • 18,1 – 33,1
  • 36,4 – 37,9
  • 52,3 – 83,6
Area (km²)
  • 118,8 – 329,9
  • 395,4 – 446,7
  • 471,1 – 555,6
  • 563,7 – 700,2
  • 1.416,3 – 1.438,2
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a municipality to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 11 municipalities of the district of Castelo Branco

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

#MunicipalityPopulation% districtArea (km²)Inhab./km²Parishes
1Castelo Branco52.27229,4%1.438,1936,422
2Covilhã46.45526,1%555,6083,625
3Fundão26.50314,9%700,2037,923
4Sertã14.7698,3%446,7333,110
5Idanha-a-Nova8.3554,7%1.416,345,913
6Proença-a-Nova7.1674,0%395,4018,14
7Belmonte6.2053,5%118,7652,35
8Oleiros4.9042,8%471,0910,410
9Penamacor4.7682,7%563,718,59
10Vila Velha de Ródão3.2851,9%329,9110,04
11Vila de Rei3.2791,8%191,5517,13
INE code
05
Region (NUTS II)
Centro
Population
177.962
Area
6.627,47 km²
Density
26,9 inh./km²
Municipalities
11
Parishes
128
Telephone code
Castelo Branco (272)

2021 Census in detail

Men
84.853 (47,7%)
Women
93.109 (52,3%)
Portuguese nationality
172.325 (96,8%)
Foreign nationality
5.634 (3,2%)
Stateless
3 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
315,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
77.750
Dwellings
152.449
Buildings
116.715
With higher education (15+)
16,1% (25.765)
Unemployment rate †
6,46%

Population by age group

0-1418.215 · 10,2%15-2415.700 · 8,8%25-6486.608 · 48,7%65+57.439 · 32,3%
Residents by age group (177.962 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

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