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Donai

Parish of the municipality of Bragança (Bragança), district of Bragança.

Donai had 419 residents in the 2021 Census, 30,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 22,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 8,9 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Bragança.

Population (inh.)
  • 139 – 175
  • 178 – 217
  • 227 – 276
  • 279 – 430
  • 460 – 22.689
Density (inh./km²)
  • 2,1 – 5,8
  • 6,1 – 8,6
  • 9,2 – 11,5
  • 11,7 – 21,7
  • 23,9 – 635,7
Area (km²)
  • 8,8 – 15,5
  • 15,9 – 20,3
  • 21,3 – 26,1
  • 26,3 – 40,9
  • 50,5 – 106,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 39 parishes of Bragança

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alfaião16417,589,3
2Babe20925,628,2
3Baçal46028,3716,2
4Carragosa16227,775,8
5Castro de Avelãs43013,4831,9
6Coelhoso27919,7814,1
7Donai41915,0727,8
8Espinhosela22737,036,1
9França19953,713,7
10Gimonde35816,5021,7
11Gondesende13912,9410,7
12Gostei39719,4920,4
13Grijó de Parada24831,198,0
14Macedo do Mato17815,5411,5
15Mós17511,6215,1
16Nogueira46212,0738,3
17Outeiro23440,935,7
18Parâmio19522,578,6
19Pinela22722,6510,0
20Quintanilha21720,3010,7
21Quintela de Lampaças18419,989,2
22Rabal15223,376,5
23Rebordãos53326,2920,3
24Salsas26926,1210,3
25Samil1.39510,25136,1
26Santa Comba de Rossas2768,7531,5
27Sendas15019,177,8
28Serapicos18728,256,6
29Sortes26221,3012,3
30São Pedro de Sarracenos38015,9123,9
31União das freguesias de Aveleda e Rio de Onor227106,352,1
32União das freguesias de Castrelos e Carrazedo21450,534,2
33União das freguesias de Izeda, Calvelhe e Paradinha Nova85172,6711,7
34União das freguesias de Parada e Faílde53952,1310,3
35União das freguesias de Rebordainhos e Pombares14824,076,2
36União das freguesias de Rio Frio e Milhão28763,514,5
37União das freguesias de São Julião de Palácios e Deilão31980,624,0
38União das freguesias de Sé, Santa Maria e Meixedo22.68935,69635,7
39Zoio14124,395,8
Code (DTMNFR)
040212
Resident population (2021)
419
Area
15,07 km²
Density
27,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,2%
Rank in the municipality (population)
9th of 39

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
195 (46,5%)
Women
224 (53,5%)
Portuguese nationality
419 (100,0%)
Foreign nationality
0 (0,0%)
Ageing index
300,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
173
Average household size *
2,42 people
Dwellings
303
Classic family dwellings
297
Buildings
296
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
22,8% (86)
Unemployment rate *
4,05% (H 2,33% · M 5,75%)
Active / employed population
173 / 166

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 42 (10,0%); 15-24 years: 45 (10,7%); 25-64 years: 206 (49,2%); 65+ years: 126 (30,1%)0-1442 · 10,0%15-2445 · 10,7%25-64206 · 49,2%65+126 · 30,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (419).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years422022
15-24 years452223
25-64 years20693113
65+ years1266066

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

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Bragança
8,9 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
501
Voters
392
Turnout
78,24% (2021: 68,55%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata
25264,29%5
PS
Partido Socialista
13033,16%2
Blank votes30,77%
Null votes71,79%

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 verde, tronco de castanheiro, de prata, folhado e com ouriços do mesmo, abertos de vermelho; em chefe, coroa mariana de ouro com pedraria, entre duas vieiras do mesmo; campanha de prata com empedrado lavrado de negro. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: "DONAI".

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

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

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 213/2012, Diário da República n.º 41/2012, Série II de 2012-02-27 (issuer: Freguesia de Donai). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Edifício Junta de Freguesia
Donai (BRAGANÇA)
5300-512 DONAI
Telephone
273322786
Email
freguesiadonai@hotmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,83250, -6,80583
Wikipedia
Donai
Wikidata
Q1239642

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