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Paranhos

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

Paranhos had 45.883 residents in the 2021 Census, 25,5% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 34,7% 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 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)
131210
Resident population (2021)
45.883
Area
7,17 km²
Density
6.399,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
19,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st 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
20.904 (45,6%)
Women
24.979 (54,4%)
Portuguese nationality
42.771 (93,2%)
Foreign nationality
3.109 (6,8%)
Stateless
3 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
242,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
20.840
Average household size *
2,16 people
Dwellings
27.478
Classic family dwellings
27.438
Buildings
7.278
Buildings with 7 or more floors
268
With higher education (15+)
34,7% (14.256)
Unemployment rate *
11,84% (H 11,73% · M 11,95%)
Active / employed population
21.489 / 18.944

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 4.827 (10,5%); 15-24 years: 4.785 (10,4%); 25-64 years: 24.582 (53,6%); 65+ years: 11.689 (25,5%)0-144.827 · 10,5%15-244.785 · 10,4%25-6424.582 · 53,6%65+11.689 · 25,5%
Residents by age group and share of the total (45.883).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years4.8272.5192.308
15-24 years4.7852.4052.380
25-64 years24.58211.47513.107
65+ years11.6894.5057.184

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

São Mamede de Infesta (Matosinhos) · União das freguesias de Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória · Campanhã · Bonfim · Ramalde · Pedrouços (Maia) · Rio Tinto (Gondomar)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Porto
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
39.677
Voters
22.008
Turnout
55,47% (2021: 48,03%)
Seats
19
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL
O PORTO SOMOS NÓS		8.75839,79%9
PS
Partido Socialista		6.51029,58%6
CH
CHEGA		1.8438,37%1
L
LIVRE		1.2605,73%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1.1405,18%1
FA
FAZER À PORTO		9454,29%1
B.E.
Bloco de Esquerda		6783,08%0
NC/PPM
PORTO PRIMEIRO - NUNO CARDOSO		2341,06%0
PLS
PARTIDO LIBERAL SOCIAL		960,44%0
Blank votes3531,60%
Null votes1910,87%

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
Rua Álvaro de Castelões, N.º 811
Paranhos (PORTO)
4200-047 PARANHOS
Telephone
225020046
Fax
225503714
Email
geral@jfparanhos.pt
Website
www.jfparanhos-porto.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,17972, -8,61639
Official website
www.paranhos.ciberjunta.com
Wikipedia
Paranhos (Porto)
Wikidata
Q1973541

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