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União das freguesias de Amarante (São Gonçalo), Madalena, Cepelos e Gatão

Parish of the municipality of Amarante (Amarante), district of Porto.

União das freguesias de Amarante (São Gonçalo), Madalena, Cepelos e Gatão had 11.564 residents in the 2021 Census, 22,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 21,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 9 parishes and its centroid is 2,8 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Amarante.

Population (inh.)
  • 267 – 586
  • 630 – 825
  • 827 – 1.594
  • 1.663 – 2.849
  • 3.451 – 11.564
Density (inh./km²)
  • 17,1 – 47,5
  • 48,8 – 137,7
  • 154,3 – 231,5
  • 233,2 – 304,0
  • 334,4 – 760,3
Area (km²)
  • 2,5 – 6,7
  • 7,5 – 8,7
  • 8,8 – 12,0
  • 12,1 – 15,2
  • 15,7 – 30,5
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 26 parishes of Amarante

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Ansiães51627,1919,0
2Candemil58612,0148,8
3Fregim2.73010,37263,3
4Fridão6647,8784,4
5Gondar1.5369,64159,3
6Gouveia (São Simão)57712,4946,2
7Jazente5173,35154,3
8Lomba8203,63225,9
9Louredo6303,60175,0
10Lufrei1.5946,45247,1
11Mancelos2.82912,13233,2
12Padronelo7542,48304,0
13Rebordelo26715,6617,1
14Salvador do Monte8947,48119,5
15Telões3.93914,47272,2
16Travanca2.0128,69231,5
17União das freguesias de Aboadela, Sanche e Várzea1.44730,4547,5
18União das freguesias de Amarante (São Gonçalo), Madalena, Cepelos e Gatão11.56415,21760,3
19União das freguesias de Bustelo, Carneiro e Carvalho de Rei82723,4335,3
20União das freguesias de Figueiró (Santiago e Santa Cristina)3.6348,11448,1
21União das freguesias de Freixo de Cima e de Baixo3.4518,82391,3
22União das freguesias de Olo e Canadelo43419,5122,3
23União das freguesias de Vila Garcia, Aboim e Chapa1.66312,08137,7
24Vila Caiz2.8498,52334,4
25Vila Chã do Marão8256,71123,0
26Vila Meã4.55710,96415,8
Code (DTMNFR)
130142
Resident population (2021)
11.564
Area
15,21 km²
Density
760,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
22,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 26

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Amarante (São Gonçalo), Madalena, Cepelos e Gatão”.

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente por freguesia, geografia 2025, ind. 0014584); DGT, CAOP2025 (área). Population refers to the 2021 census moment, compiled by INE for the parish boundaries in force in 2025.

2021 Census in detail

Men
5.361 (46,4%)
Women
6.203 (53,6%)
Portuguese nationality
11.380 (98,4%)
Foreign nationality
184 (1,6%)
Ageing index
170,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
4.496
Average household size *
2,51 people
Dwellings
6.294
Classic family dwellings
6.279
Buildings
3.332
Buildings with 7 or more floors
22
With higher education (15+)
21,6% (2.175)
Unemployment rate *
10,33% (H 8,06% · M 12,51%)
Active / employed population
5.452 / 4.889

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 1.497 (12,9%); 15-24 years: 1.287 (11,1%); 25-64 years: 6.224 (53,8%); 65+ years: 2.556 (22,1%)0-141.497 · 12,9%15-241.287 · 11,1%25-646.224 · 53,8%65+2.556 · 22,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (11.564).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1.497741756
15-24 years1.287652635
25-64 years6.2242.8473.377
65+ years2.5561.1211.435

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012481, 0012328, 0014632, obtained from the INE indicators API on 24/09/2026 (licence CC BY 4.0). Parish geography of 2025 (CAOP2025). Nationality (Portuguese, foreign, stateless) is INE indicator 0014632. * Indicator published by INE only for 2013 parish geography (NUTS 2024); used because the parish has the same territory in both geographies (identical population by sex and age group). Ageing index = population aged 65+ ÷ population aged 0–14 × 100; share with higher education = residents with completed higher education ÷ residents aged 15 or over (our calculations from INE figures).

Neighbouring parishes

Lufrei · Telões · Fregim · União das freguesias de Vila Garcia, Aboim e Chapa · Lomba · Fridão · Salvador do Monte · Vila Chã do Marão · Padronelo

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Amarante
2,8 km

Neighbourhood calculated from official boundaries: DGT, Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (CAOP) 2025 (licence CC BY 4.0); two parishes are neighbours when they share a boundary segment. The distance is the straight-line (great-circle) distance between the geometric centroid of the parish and that of the municipality (in territories with islets, of the main part), not a road distance.

2025 local elections — Parish assembly

Registered voters
10.656
Voters
6.678
Turnout
62,67% (2021: 58,59%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		3.36650,40%7
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Afirmar Amarante		2.78841,75%6
B.E.
Bloco de Esquerda		1712,56%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1662,49%0
Blank votes1211,81%
Null votes660,99%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PS.

Source: SGMAI — official results of the local elections of 12 October 2025 (Secretary-General of the Ministry of Internal Administration), consulted on 25/09/2026. Percentages calculated by SGMAI over total voters.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Miguel Bombarda, Nº 29
Amarante (São Gonçalo)
4600-089 AMARANTE
Telephone
255432250
Email
uf.amarante@gmail.com

Source: DGAL - Portal Autárquico (Direção-Geral das Autarquias Locais), consulted on 25/09/2026.

More information

Coordinates
41,27450, -8,08591
Wikipedia
Amarante (São Gonçalo), Madalena, Cepelos e Gatão
Wikidata
Q18467974

Source: Wikidata (data under CC0 1.0), consulted on 24/09/2026. The patron saint and coordinates are those recorded on Wikidata.

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