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União das freguesias de Arcos e Mogofores

Parish of the municipality of Anadia (Anadia), district of Aveiro.

União das freguesias de Arcos e Mogofores had 6.239 residents in the 2021 Census, 26,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 20,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 0,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Anadia.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.294 – 1.545
  • 1.953 – 2.206
  • 2.288 – 2.429
  • 2.491 – 3.252
  • 3.835 – 6.239
Density (inh./km²)
  • 48,1 – 64,5
  • 65,1 – 97,5
  • 110,1 – 148,8
  • 186,9 – 200,6
  • 226,9 – 433,6
Area (km²)
  • 6,5 – 14,4
  • 15,4 – 16,9
  • 17,4 – 22,1
  • 23,7 – 25,6
  • 34,2 – 40,6
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Anadia

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Avelãs de Caminho1.2946,45200,6
2Avelãs de Cima1.95340,5848,1
3Moita2.20634,1864,5
4Sangalhos3.83516,90226,9
5São Lourenço do Bairro2.28815,38148,8
6União das freguesias de Amoreira da Gândara, Paredes do Bairro e Ancas2.42922,06110,1
7União das freguesias de Arcos e Mogofores6.23914,39433,6
8União das freguesias de Tamengos, Aguim e Óis do Bairro3.25217,40186,9
9Vila Nova de Monsarros1.54523,7265,1
10Vilarinho do Bairro2.49125,5697,5
Code (DTMNFR)
010317
Resident population (2021)
6.239
Area
14,39 km²
Density
433,6 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
22,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 10

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Arcos e Mogofores”.

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
2.922 (46,8%)
Women
3.317 (53,2%)
Portuguese nationality
5.950 (95,4%)
Foreign nationality
288 (4,6%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
231,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
2.453
Average household size *
2,47 people
Dwellings
3.236
Classic family dwellings
3.228
Buildings
2.144
Buildings with 7 or more floors
7
With higher education (15+)
20,6% (1.138)
Unemployment rate *
4,33% (H 4,24% · M 4,41%)
Active / employed population
2.958 / 2.830

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 707 (11,3%); 15-24 years: 685 (11,0%); 25-64 years: 3.214 (51,5%); 65+ years: 1.633 (26,2%)0-14707 · 11,3%15-24685 · 11,0%25-643.214 · 51,5%65+1.633 · 26,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (6.239).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years707360347
15-24 years685358327
25-64 years3.2141.5251.689
65+ years1.633679954

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

São Lourenço do Bairro · Moita · União das freguesias de Tamengos, Aguim e Óis do Bairro · Avelãs de Cima · Avelãs de Caminho · Sangalhos

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Anadia
0,2 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
5.475
Voters
3.025
Turnout
55,25% (2021: 50,05%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
ANADIA PRIMEIRO - PSD - CDS		1.61553,39%8
PS
Partido Socialista		87428,89%4
CH
CHEGA		2739,02%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1414,66%0
Blank votes913,01%
Null votes311,02%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.

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 do Centro Cultural, 3
Anadia (ANADIA)
3780-311 ARCOS
Telephone
231511703
Fax
231511703
Email
ufarcosmogofores@gmail.com
Website
www.uf-arcosemogofores.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,45000, -8,43333
Wikipedia
Arcos e Mogofores
Wikidata
Q18468007

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