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Ramalde

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

Ramalde had 38.847 residents in the 2021 Census, 23,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 36,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 2,1 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)
131211
Resident population (2021)
38.847
Area
5,83 km²
Density
6.663,3 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
16,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd 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
17.753 (45,7%)
Women
21.094 (54,3%)
Portuguese nationality
37.286 (96,0%)
Foreign nationality
1.561 (4,0%)
Ageing index
180,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
16.325
Average household size *
2,36 people
Dwellings
19.148
Classic family dwellings
19.124
Buildings
4.623
Buildings with 7 or more floors
332
With higher education (15+)
36,8% (12.423)
Unemployment rate *
10,41% (H 10,52% · M 10,30%)
Active / employed population
18.168 / 16.277

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 5.079 (13,1%); 15-24 years: 4.066 (10,5%); 25-64 years: 20.517 (52,8%); 65+ years: 9.185 (23,6%)0-145.079 · 13,1%15-244.066 · 10,5%25-6420.517 · 52,8%65+9.185 · 23,6%
Residents by age group and share of the total (38.847).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years5.0792.5682.511
15-24 years4.0662.0382.028
25-64 years20.5179.51711.000
65+ years9.1853.6305.555

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

Senhora da Hora (Matosinhos) · União das freguesias de Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos · União das freguesias de Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde · Paranhos · União das freguesias de Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória · São Mamede de Infesta (Matosinhos)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Porto
2,1 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
33.348
Voters
20.529
Turnout
61,56% (2021: 51,16%)
Seats
19
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL
O PORTO SOMOS NÓS		8.37440,79%9
PS
Partido Socialista		6.16230,02%6
CH
CHEGA		1.9389,44%2
FA
FAZER À PORTO		1.0495,11%1
L
LIVRE		9174,47%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		7993,89%0
B.E.
Bloco de Esquerda		3691,80%0
NC/PPM
PORTO PRIMEIRO - NUNO CARDOSO		3011,47%0
IV
ANTÓNIO ARAÚJO-FAZEMOS DAS TRIPAS CORAÇÃO		810,39%0
PLS
PARTIDO LIBERAL SOCIAL		610,30%0
Blank votes2941,43%
Null votes1840,90%

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 da Igreja de Ramalde, N.º 76 - 92
Ramalde (PORTO)
4100-280 RAMALDE
Telephone
226165690
Email
geral@jf-ramalde.pt
Website
www.jf-ramalde.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,17204, -8,64284
Official website
www.jf-ramalde.pt
Wikipedia
Ramalde
Wikidata
Q1973526

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