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Bonfim

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

Bonfim had 22.978 residents in the 2021 Census, 28,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 35,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 2,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Porto.

Population (inh.)
  • 22.978 – 27.911
  • 29.085
  • 29.666 – 37.430
  • 38.847
  • 45.883
Density (inh./km²)
  • 3.689,8 – 4.638,8
  • 4.993,0
  • 6.399,3 – 6.663,3
  • 6.893,2
  • 7.412,3
Area (km²)
  • 3,1 – 5,4
  • 5,6
  • 5,8 – 6,3
  • 7,2
  • 8,0
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 7 parishes of Porto

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Bonfim22.9783,107.412,3
2Campanhã29.6668,043.689,8
3Paranhos45.8837,176.399,3
4Ramalde38.8475,836.663,3
5União das freguesias de Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde29.0856,274.638,8
6União das freguesias de Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória37.4305,436.893,2
7União das freguesias de Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos27.9115,594.993,0
Code (DTMNFR)
131202
Resident population (2021)
22.978
Area
3,10 km²
Density
7.412,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
9,9%
Rank in the municipality (population)
7th of 7

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
10.378 (45,2%)
Women
12.600 (54,8%)
Portuguese nationality
21.008 (91,4%)
Foreign nationality
1.970 (8,6%)
Ageing index
301,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
10.876
Average household size *
2,06 people
Dwellings
14.855
Classic family dwellings
14.799
Buildings
4.711
Buildings with 7 or more floors
130
With higher education (15+)
35,8% (7.450)
Unemployment rate *
12,16% (H 11,86% · M 12,45%)
Active / employed population
10.741 / 9.435

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 2.154 (9,4%); 15-24 years: 2.029 (8,8%); 25-64 years: 12.292 (53,5%); 65+ years: 6.503 (28,3%)0-142.154 · 9,4%15-242.029 · 8,8%25-6412.292 · 53,5%65+6.503 · 28,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (22.978).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years2.1541.0761.078
15-24 years2.0291.049980
25-64 years12.2925.8316.461
65+ years6.5032.4224.081

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

Campanhã · União das freguesias de Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória · Paranhos · Oliveira do Douro (Vila Nova de Gaia) · Santa Marinha (Vila Nova de Gaia)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Porto
2,4 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
20.593
Voters
11.466
Turnout
55,68% (2021: 48,37%)
Seats
19
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL
O PORTO SOMOS NÓS		3.87233,77%8
PS
Partido Socialista		3.14727,45%6
CH
CHEGA		9928,65%2
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		8847,71%1
L
LIVRE		8197,14%1
FA
FAZER À PORTO		7506,54%1
B.E.
Bloco de Esquerda		4353,79%0
NC/PPM
PORTO PRIMEIRO - NUNO CARDOSO		2382,08%0
ADN
ALTERNATIVA DEMOCRÁTICA NACIONAL		490,43%0
Blank votes1491,30%
Null votes1311,14%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL.

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
Campo 24 Agosto, N.º 294
Bonfim (PORTO)
4300-506 BONFIM
Telephone
225194500
Fax
225194509
Email
geral@jfbonfim.pt
Website
www.jfbonfim.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,15028, -8,59917
Official website
www.bonfim.ciberjunta.com
Wikipedia
Bonfim (Porto)
Wikidata
Q892377

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