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Cidade da Maia

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

Cidade da Maia had 40.534 residents in the 2021 Census, 20,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 31,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 2,0 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Maia.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.816 – 3.600
  • 4.762 – 6.004
  • 8.342 – 11.564
  • 13.093 – 18.587
  • 26.632 – 40.534
Density (inh./km²)
  • 356,1 – 385,6
  • 934,5 – 941,5
  • 1.010,8 – 1.322,8
  • 1.510,2 – 3.247,8
  • 3.890,0 – 4.552,8
Area (km²)
  • 2,5 – 3,6
  • 4,7 – 5,9
  • 8,2 – 8,7
  • 8,9 – 10,1
  • 10,4 – 19,9
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 Maia

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Castêlo da Maia18.58719,89934,5
2Cidade da Maia40.53410,423.890,0
3Folgosa3.60010,11356,1
4Milheirós4.7623,601.322,8
5Moreira13.0938,671.510,2
6Nogueira e Silva Escura8.3428,86941,5
7Pedrouços11.5642,544.552,8
8São Pedro Fins1.8164,71385,6
9Vila Nova da Telha6.0045,941.010,8
10Águas Santas26.6328,203.247,8
Code (DTMNFR)
130619
Resident population (2021)
40.534
Area
10,42 km²
Density
3.890,0 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
30,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st 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
19.122 (47,2%)
Women
21.412 (52,8%)
Portuguese nationality
39.183 (96,7%)
Foreign nationality
1.351 (3,3%)
Ageing index
150,6 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
15.963
Average household size *
2,53 people
Dwellings
17.714
Classic family dwellings
17.703
Buildings
6.216
Buildings with 7 or more floors
261
With higher education (15+)
31,2% (10.935)
Unemployment rate *
8,38% (H 7,60% · M 9,14%)
Active / employed population
20.426 / 18.715

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 5.434 (13,4%); 15-24 years: 4.492 (11,1%); 25-64 years: 22.422 (55,3%); 65+ years: 8.186 (20,2%)0-145.434 · 13,4%15-244.492 · 11,1%25-6422.422 · 55,3%65+8.186 · 20,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (40.534).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years5.4342.7232.711
15-24 years4.4922.3222.170
25-64 years22.42210.54811.874
65+ years8.1863.5294.657

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

Leça do Balio (Matosinhos) · Castêlo da Maia · Nogueira e Silva Escura · Milheirós · Moreira · São Mamede de Infesta (Matosinhos) · Águas Santas

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Maia
2,0 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
35.113
Voters
20.707
Turnout
58,97% (2021: 52,57%)
Seats
19
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
MAIA EM PRIMEIRO		9.14344,15%10
PS
Partido Socialista		5.76027,82%6
CH
CHEGA		2.13910,33%2
IL
Iniciativa Liberal		1.0965,29%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		7183,47%0
PAN
PESSOAS - ANIMAIS - NATUREZA		4992,41%0
B.E.
Bloco de Esquerda		4111,98%0
JPP
Juntos pelo Povo		1550,75%0
Blank votes5472,64%
Null votes2391,15%

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
Av. De Dom Manuel II, 1573
MAIA
4470-334 MAIA
Telephone
229448088
Email
geral@jfcidadedamaia.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,23300, -8,62200
Wikipedia
Cidade da Maia
Wikidata
Q17488862

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