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Malhadas

Parish of the municipality of Miranda do Douro (Miranda do Douro), district of Bragança.

Malhadas had 275 residents in the 2021 Census, 47,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 3,8 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Miranda do Douro.

Population (inh.)
  • 152 – 164
  • 230 – 239
  • 259 – 275
  • 330 – 566
  • 1.240 – 2.064
Density (inh./km²)
  • 4,2 – 5,2
  • 6,0 – 7,3
  • 8,1 – 9,9
  • 11,2 – 13,4
  • 21,0 – 58,1
Area (km²)
  • 19,4 – 27,7
  • 29,5 – 36,3
  • 36,8 – 40,6
  • 42,4 – 44,7
  • 49,9 – 58,9
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 13 parishes of Miranda do Douro

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Duas Igrejas55849,9011,2
2Genísio15229,475,2
3Malhadas27527,679,9
4Miranda do Douro2.06435,5258,1
5Palaçoulo56642,3713,4
6Picote23019,4311,8
7Póvoa16422,547,3
8São Martinho de Angueira23936,776,5
9União das freguesias de Constantim e Cicouro15336,334,2
10União das freguesias de Ifanes e Paradela23344,705,2
11União das freguesias de Sendim e Atenor1.24058,9321,0
12União das freguesias de Silva e Águas Vivas33040,618,1
13Vila Chã de Braciosa25942,946,0
Code (DTMNFR)
040607
Resident population (2021)
275
Area
27,67 km²
Density
9,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
4,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
6th of 13

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
134 (48,7%)
Women
141 (51,3%)
Portuguese nationality
275 (100,0%)
Foreign nationality
0 (0,0%)
Ageing index
1.083,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
109
Average household size *
2,28 people
Dwellings
241
Classic family dwellings
239
Buildings
241
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,0% (21)
Unemployment rate *
10,42% (H 8,93% · M 12,50%)
Active / employed population
96 / 86

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 12 (4,4%); 15-24 years: 26 (9,5%); 25-64 years: 107 (38,9%); 65+ years: 130 (47,3%)0-1412 · 4,4%15-2426 · 9,5%25-64107 · 38,9%65+130 · 47,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (275).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1266
15-24 years261511
25-64 years1075750
65+ years1305674

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

Póvoa · Genísio · Miranda do Douro · Duas Igrejas · Vilar Seco (Vimioso) · União das freguesias de Ifanes e Paradela

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Miranda do Douro
3,8 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
386
Voters
253
Turnout
65,54% (2021: 74,10%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		16565,22%7
Blank votes6224,51%
Null votes2610,28%

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.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Largo da Veiga,
Malhadas (MIRANDA DO DOURO)
5210-150 MALHADAS
Telephone
273417042
Email
juntafreguesiamalhadas@gmail.com
Website
www.freguesiademalhadas.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,54194, -6,32444
Wikipedia
Malhadas
Wikidata
Q1887301

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