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Arada

Parish of the municipality of Ovar (Ovar), district of Aveiro.

Arada had 3.100 residents in the 2021 Census, 21,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 2,9 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Ovar.

Population (inh.)
  • 2.141 – 3.100
  • 3.380 – 3.746
  • 6.042
  • 6.474 – 11.922
  • 18.148
Density (inh./km²)
  • 206,8 – 210,2
  • 241,3 – 249,2
  • 377,5
  • 405,9 – 410,2
  • 1.300,1
Area (km²)
  • 8,6 – 9,2
  • 9,2 – 14,7
  • 15,0
  • 16,1 – 26,8
  • 48,1
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 8 parishes of Ovar

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Arada3.10014,99206,8
2Cortegaça3.7469,23405,9
3Esmoriz11.9229,171.300,1
4Maceda3.38016,08210,2
5Ovar18.14848,08377,5
6São João6.04214,73410,2
7São Vicente de Pereira Jusã2.1418,59249,2
8Válega6.47426,83241,3
Code (DTMNFR)
011510
Resident population (2021)
3.100
Area
14,99 km²
Density
206,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
7th of 8

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
1.487 (48,0%)
Women
1.613 (52,0%)
Portuguese nationality
3.052 (98,5%)
Foreign nationality
48 (1,5%)
Ageing index
189,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.126
Dwellings
1.426
Classic family dwellings
1.426
Buildings
1.312
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,6% (319)
Unemployment rate †
7,15%
Active / employed population
1.496 / 1.389

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 353 (11,4%); 15-24 years: 353 (11,4%); 25-64 years: 1.724 (55,6%); 65+ years: 670 (21,6%)0-14353 · 11,4%15-24353 · 11,4%25-641.724 · 55,6%65+670 · 21,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (3.100).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years353174179
15-24 years353178175
25-64 years1.724842882
65+ years670293377

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 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. † Unemployment rate calculated by us: (active population − employed population) ÷ active population × 100 (indicators 0014635 and 0014636, 2025 geography). 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

Maceda · Ovar · União das freguesias de Santa Maria da Feira, Travanca, Sanfins e Espargo (Santa Maria da Feira) · São João

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Ovar
2,9 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
2.936
Voters
1.945
Turnout
66,25%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
NC/PPM
MOVIMENTO 2030		82542,42%5
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		42922,06%2
PS
Partido Socialista		31416,14%1
AGIR!
AGIR! Pelo desenvolvimento da Nossa Terra		30215,53%1
Blank votes442,26%
Null votes311,59%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: NC/PPM.

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
Ed. Centro Cívico, Largo São Martinho
Arada
3885-150 Arada
Email
executivo@jf-arada.pt

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

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026