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União das freguesias de Arga (Baixo, Cima e São João)

Parish of the municipality of Caminha (Caminha), district of Viana do Castelo.

União das freguesias de Arga (Baixo, Cima e São João) had 159 residents in the 2021 Census, 56,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 2,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 5,9 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Caminha.

Population (inh.)
  • 159 – 309
  • 375 – 680
  • 725 – 897
  • 1.186 – 1.490
  • 2.373 – 4.623
Density (inh./km²)
  • 5,2 – 36,0
  • 48,1 – 77,4
  • 79,6 – 143,8
  • 169,6 – 218,8
  • 352,1 – 552,3
Area (km²)
  • 2,8 – 5,4
  • 6,4 – 8,3
  • 8,4 – 10,4
  • 10,4 – 11,1
  • 11,4 – 30,9
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 Caminha

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Argela37510,8034,7
2Dem3096,4348,1
3Lanhelas8975,04178,0
4Riba de Âncora6808,5479,6
5Seixas1.4138,33169,6
6União das freguesias de Arga (Baixo, Cima e São João)15930,885,2
7União das freguesias de Caminha (Matriz) e Vilarelho2.3736,74352,1
8União das freguesias de Gondar e Orbacém39811,0636,0
9União das freguesias de Moledo e Cristelo1.49010,36143,8
10União das freguesias de Venade e Azevedo88111,3877,4
11Vila Praia de Âncora4.6238,37552,3
12Vilar de Mouros72510,3869,9
13Vile2882,80102,9
14Âncora1.1865,42218,8
Code (DTMNFR)
160221
Resident population (2021)
159
Area
30,88 km²
Density
5,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
1,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
14th of 14

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Arga (Baixo, Cima e São João)”.

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
72 (45,3%)
Women
87 (54,7%)
Portuguese nationality
159 (100,0%)
Foreign nationality
0 (0,0%)
Ageing index
1.800,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
68
Average household size *
2,34 people
Dwellings
145
Classic family dwellings
145
Buildings
145
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
2,6% (4)
Unemployment rate *
2,50% (H 4,00% · M 0,00%)
Active / employed population
40 / 39

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 5 (3,1%); 15-24 years: 7 (4,4%); 25-64 years: 57 (35,8%); 65+ years: 90 (56,6%)0-145 · 3,1%15-247 · 4,4%25-6457 · 35,8%65+90 · 56,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (159).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years523
15-24 years752
25-64 years572928
65+ years903654

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

Covas (Vila Nova de Cerveira) · Montaria (Viana do Castelo) · Dem · Cabração e Moreira do Lima (Ponte de Lima) · Argela · Estorãos (Ponte de Lima) · Vilar de Mouros · Sopo (Vila Nova de Cerveira)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Caminha
5,9 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
182
Voters
137
Turnout
75,27% (2021: 66,84%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
JPPA
Juntos pelo Progresso das Argas		6748,91%4
PS
Partido Socialista		6345,99%3
Blank votes32,19%
Null votes42,92%

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

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
Lugar da Costinha
Arga de Baixo (CAMINHA)
4910-035 ARGA DE BAIXO
Telephone
258 922 042
Email
jfuniaodasargas@gmail.com
Website
www.arga-baixo-cima-saojoao.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,85440, -8,70170
Wikipedia
Arga (Baixo, Cima e São João)
Wikidata
Q18468017

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