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Monte Córdova

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

Monte Córdova had 3.848 residents in the 2021 Census, 19,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 1,3 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Santo Tirso.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.427 – 1.567
  • 2.040 – 3.130
  • 3.308 – 3.755
  • 3.848 – 6.369
  • 7.946 – 20.590
Density (inh./km²)
  • 126,3 – 212,6
  • 215,0 – 285,4
  • 536,1 – 618,4
  • 657,8 – 743,5
  • 816,4 – 1.300,5
Area (km²)
  • 4,2 – 5,3
  • 6,1 – 6,2
  • 7,0 – 9,6
  • 10,3 – 12,9
  • 16,8 – 25,2
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 14 parishes of Santo Tirso

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Agrela1.4866,99212,6
2Aves7.9466,111.300,5
3Monte Córdova3.84816,80229,1
4Negrelos (São Tomé)3.7556,12613,6
5Rebordões3.1304,21743,5
6Reguenga1.4275,00285,4
7Roriz3.3086,17536,1
8União das freguesias de Areias, Sequeiró, Lama e Palmeira6.36910,30618,4
9União das freguesias de Carreira e Refojos de Riba de Ave2.0409,49215,0
10União das freguesias de Lamelas e Guimarei1.56712,41126,3
11União das freguesias de Santo Tirso, Couto (Santa Cristina e São Miguel) e Burgães20.59025,22816,4
12Vila Nova do Campo6.3159,60657,8
13Vilarinho3.5875,27680,7
14Água Longa2.34112,87181,9
Code (DTMNFR)
131413
Resident population (2021)
3.848
Area
16,80 km²
Density
229,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th of 14

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
1.852 (48,1%)
Women
1.996 (51,9%)
Portuguese nationality
3.803 (98,8%)
Foreign nationality
45 (1,2%)
Ageing index
152,2 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.394
Average household size *
2,74 people
Dwellings
1.808
Classic family dwellings
1.807
Buildings
1.594
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,4% (384)
Unemployment rate *
7,86% (H 5,26% · M 10,68%)
Active / employed population
1.934 / 1.782

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 490 (12,7%); 15-24 years: 429 (11,1%); 25-64 years: 2.183 (56,7%); 65+ years: 746 (19,4%)0-14490 · 12,7%15-24429 · 11,1%25-642.183 · 56,7%65+746 · 19,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (3.848).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years490240250
15-24 years429212217
25-64 years2.1831.0661.117
65+ years746334412

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

União das freguesias de Santo Tirso, Couto (Santa Cristina e São Miguel) e Burgães · União das freguesias de Carreira e Refojos de Riba de Ave · Eiriz (Paços de Ferreira) · Negrelos (São Tomé) · Sanfins de Ferreira (Paços de Ferreira) · Penamaior (Paços de Ferreira) · Meixomil (Paços de Ferreira) · Rebordões

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Santo Tirso
1,3 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
3.448
Voters
2.636
Turnout
76,45% (2021: 66,13%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
MIPMC
Movimento Independente por Monte Córdova		1.18144,80%5
PPD/PSD.IL
JUNTOS POR SANTO TIRSO		1.13543,06%4
CH
CHEGA		1575,96%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		752,85%0
Blank votes441,67%
Null votes441,67%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: MIPMC.

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 Monsenhor Moreira Neto, N.º 159
Monte Córdova (SANTO TIRSO)
4825-284 MONTE CÓRDOVA
Telephone
252898229
Fax
252898229
Email
jfmontecordova@gmail.com

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

More information

Patron saint (Wikidata)
Jesus
Coordinates
41,31667, -8,43639
Wikipedia
Monte Córdova
Wikidata
Q1945841

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