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Pinho

Parish of the municipality of Boticas (Boticas), district of Vila Real.

Pinho had 328 residents in the 2021 Census, 43,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 6,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 8,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Boticas.

Population (inh.)
  • 191 – 257
  • 274 – 328
  • 383 – 389
  • 397 – 463
  • 778 – 1.540
Density (inh./km²)
  • 6,5 – 6,9
  • 7,3 – 7,5
  • 12,4 – 12,5
  • 14,7 – 18,8
  • 26,1 – 67,9
Area (km²)
  • 21,1 – 22,4
  • 22,7 – 29,6
  • 29,9 – 30,9
  • 35,2 – 36,6
  • 37,1 – 56,6
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 Boticas

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alturas do Barroso e Cerdedo38956,646,9
2Ardãos e Bobadela46337,1212,5
3Beça77829,8626,1
4Boticas e Granja1.54022,6767,9
5Codessoso, Curros e Fiães do Tâmega25735,177,3
6Covas do Barroso19129,586,5
7Dornelas27436,587,5
8Pinho32822,3714,7
9Sapiãos39721,1018,8
10Vilar e Viveiro38330,8812,4
Code (DTMNFR)
170213
Resident population (2021)
328
Area
22,37 km²
Density
14,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
6,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
7th of 10

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
155 (47,3%)
Women
173 (52,7%)
Portuguese nationality
324 (98,8%)
Foreign nationality
4 (1,2%)
Ageing index
600,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
152
Average household size *
2,16 people
Dwellings
376
Classic family dwellings
376
Buildings
373
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
6,6% (20)
Unemployment rate *
6,67% (H 7,84% · M 5,13%)
Active / employed population
90 / 84

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 24 (7,3%); 15-24 years: 30 (9,1%); 25-64 years: 130 (39,6%); 65+ years: 144 (43,9%)0-1424 · 7,3%15-2430 · 9,1%25-64130 · 39,6%65+144 · 43,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (328).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years24159
15-24 years301218
25-64 years1307060
65+ years1445886

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

Boticas e Granja · Vidago (União das freguesias de Vidago, Arcossó, Selhariz e Vilarinho das Paranheiras) (Chaves) · Anelhe (Chaves) · Codessoso, Curros e Fiães do Tâmega · Capeludos (Vila Pouca de Aguiar) · Beça · Sapiãos

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Boticas
8,7 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
575
Voters
258
Turnout
44,87% (2021: 46,96%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		23992,64%7
Blank votes31,16%
Null votes166,20%

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

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de ouro, com pinheiro arrancado de verde, frutado do mesmo, brocante a asna bastilhada de vermelho, posta em campanha. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: "PINHO - BOTICAS".

Flag: verde. Cordão e borlas de ouro e verde. Haste e lança de ouro

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda «Junta de Freguesia de Pinho - Boticas».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 36/2011, Diário da República n.º 9/2011, Série II de 2011-01-13 (issuer: Freguesia de Pinho). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Edifício Junta de Freguesia
Pinho (BOTICAS)
5460-471 PINHO
Telephone
276415424
Email
jfpinho@boticas.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,66167, -7,63333
Wikipedia
Pinho (Boticas)
Wikidata
Q194953

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