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Gove

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

Gove had 1.742 residents in the 2021 Census, 18,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 6,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 5,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Baião.

Population (inh.)
  • 301 – 472
  • 580 – 723
  • 731 – 1.013
  • 1.654 – 2.334
  • 2.469 – 3.686
Density (inh./km²)
  • 27,5 – 63,6
  • 71,2 – 79,5
  • 85,3 – 102,7
  • 115,9 – 162,5
  • 200,0 – 231,0
Area (km²)
  • 2,9 – 6,2
  • 7,2 – 8,8
  • 9,9 – 11,5
  • 14,2 – 16,1
  • 26,3 – 31,8
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 14 parishes of Baião

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Frende5802,90200,0
2Gestaçô1.01314,2271,2
3Gove1.74211,53151,1
4Grilo4725,9479,5
5Loivos do Monte3018,7534,4
6Santa Marinha do Zêzere2.46910,69231,0
7União das freguesias de Ancede e Ribadouro2.33414,36162,5
8União das freguesias de Baião (Santa Leocádia) e Mesquinhata7318,5785,3
9União das freguesias de Campelo e Ovil3.68631,81115,9
10União das freguesias de Loivos da Ribeira e Tresouras7007,1797,6
11União das freguesias de Santa Cruz do Douro e São Tomé de Covelas1.65416,11102,7
12União das freguesias de Teixeira e Teixeiró72326,3027,5
13Valadares7339,9373,8
14Viariz3966,2363,6
Code (DTMNFR)
130206
Resident population (2021)
1.742
Area
11,53 km²
Density
151,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
9,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th of 14

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
865 (49,7%)
Women
877 (50,3%)
Portuguese nationality
1.722 (98,9%)
Foreign nationality
20 (1,1%)
Ageing index
153,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
657
Average household size *
2,65 people
Dwellings
1.111
Classic family dwellings
1.111
Buildings
977
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
6,6% (101)
Unemployment rate *
10,72% (H 3,46% · M 21,47%)
Active / employed population
774 / 691

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 208 (11,9%); 15-24 years: 218 (12,5%); 25-64 years: 996 (57,2%); 65+ years: 320 (18,4%)0-14208 · 11,9%15-24218 · 12,5%25-64996 · 57,2%65+320 · 18,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.742).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years20811494
15-24 years21812890
25-64 years996485511
65+ years320138182

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

União das freguesias de Campelo e Ovil · União das freguesias de Ancede e Ribadouro · União das freguesias de Santa Cruz do Douro e São Tomé de Covelas · Grilo · Soalhães (Marco de Canaveses)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Baião
5,4 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
1.675
Voters
1.165
Turnout
69,55% (2021: 60,91%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
FAZER ACONTECER		56248,24%5
PS
Partido Socialista		50343,18%4
CH
CHEGA		796,78%0
Blank votes110,94%
Null votes100,86%

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
Praça da Feira, N.º 105
Gove (BAIÃO)
4640-269 GOVE
Telephone
255552681
Fax
255551666
Email
juntafgove@sapo.pt
Website
www.gove.freguesias.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,13028, -8,05361
Wikipedia
Gove
Wikidata
Q1023979

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