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Caranguejeira

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

Caranguejeira had 4.331 residents in the 2021 Census, 26,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 12,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 9,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Leiria.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.026 – 2.027
  • 2.174 – 2.829
  • 3.552 – 4.156
  • 4.331 – 5.542
  • 7.535 – 34.644
Density (inh./km²)
  • 33,1 – 111,0
  • 121,0 – 143,2
  • 154,4 – 185,2
  • 188,2 – 207,6
  • 212,9 – 799,5
Area (km²)
  • 5,5 – 12,9
  • 15,6 – 20,1
  • 23,0 – 29,4
  • 31,0 – 45,4
  • 46,6 – 52,3
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 20 parishes of Leiria

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Amor4.57823,48195,0
2Arrabal2.61020,09129,9
3Bajouca1.89512,27154,4
4Bidoeira de Cima2.23615,61143,2
5Caranguejeira4.33130,99139,8
6Carreira1.0265,54185,2
7Coimbrão1.72652,1933,1
8Maceira9.14147,03194,4
9Milagres2.82917,35163,1
10Monte Redondo4.15645,3791,6
11Ortigosa2.02712,87157,5
12Regueira de Pontes2.17411,55188,2
13Souto da Carpalhosa3.55229,35121,0
14União das freguesias de Colmeias e Memória3.74646,5780,4
15União das freguesias de Leiria, Pousos, Barreira e Cortes34.64452,26662,9
16União das freguesias de Marrazes e Barosa26.22532,80799,5
17União das freguesias de Monte Real e Carvide5.54226,03212,9
18União das freguesias de Parceiros e Azoia7.53522,99327,8
19União das freguesias de Santa Catarina da Serra e Chainça4.57241,20111,0
20União das freguesias de Santa Eufémia e Boa Vista4.05819,55207,6
Code (DTMNFR)
100907
Resident population (2021)
4.331
Area
30,99 km²
Density
139,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
8th of 20

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
2.119 (48,9%)
Women
2.212 (51,1%)
Portuguese nationality
4.219 (97,4%)
Foreign nationality
112 (2,6%)
Ageing index
227,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.656
Average household size *
2,58 people
Dwellings
2.539
Classic family dwellings
2.538
Buildings
2.475
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
12,4% (474)
Unemployment rate *
3,26% (H 2,36% · M 4,27%)
Active / employed population
2.022 / 1.956

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 504 (11,6%); 15-24 years: 491 (11,3%); 25-64 years: 2.191 (50,6%); 65+ years: 1.145 (26,4%)0-14504 · 11,6%15-24491 · 11,3%25-642.191 · 50,6%65+1.145 · 26,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (4.331).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years504250254
15-24 years491258233
25-64 years2.1911.0891.102
65+ years1.145522623

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

Matas (Ourém) · União das freguesias de Colmeias e Memória · União das freguesias de Santa Eufémia e Boa Vista · Arrabal · Cercal (Ourém) · União das freguesias de Santa Catarina da Serra e Chainça · União das freguesias de Leiria, Pousos, Barreira e Cortes

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Leiria
9,7 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
4.254
Voters
2.832
Turnout
66,57% (2021: 60,68%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		1.22443,22%4
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		1.05437,22%4
CH
CHEGA		28510,06%1
CDS-PP
CDS - Partido Popular		1776,25%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		130,46%0
Blank votes461,62%
Null votes331,17%

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

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 Comércio, N.º 54
Caranguejeira (LEIRIA)
2420-091 CARANGUEJEIRA
Telephone
244734437
Email
jfcaranguejeira@gmail.com
Website
www.jfcaranguejeira.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,74500, -8,70110
Wikipedia
Caranguejeira (Leiria)
Wikidata
Q1035405

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