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Malhada Sorda

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Parish of the municipality of Almeida (Almeida), district of Guarda.

Malhada Sorda had 254 residents in the 2021 Census, 54,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 10,6 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Almeida.

Population (inh.)
  • 153 – 167
  • 171 – 181
  • 188 – 254
  • 261 – 295
  • 307 – 1.791
Density (inh./km²)
  • 3,6 – 5,6
  • 6,2 – 6,4
  • 6,8 – 7,2
  • 9,7 – 9,7
  • 9,8 – 118,3
Area (km²)
  • 15,1 – 22,6
  • 25,0 – 29,0
  • 29,2 – 32,4
  • 41,1 – 42,4
  • 45,8 – 52,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 16 parishes of Almeida

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Almeida1.14552,4221,8
2Castelo Bom17225,046,9
3Freineda18829,246,4
4Freixo16717,189,7
5Malhada Sorda25445,775,6
6Nave de Haver29541,137,2
7São Pedro de Rio Seco15422,596,8
8União das freguesias de Amoreira, Parada e Cabreira30731,409,8
9União das freguesias de Azinhal, Peva e Valverde26147,055,6
10União das freguesias de Castelo Mendo, Ade, Monteperobolso e Mesquitela20841,885,0
11União das freguesias de Junça e Naves17132,405,3
12União das freguesias de Leomil, Mido, Senouras e Aldeia Nova15342,423,6
13União das freguesias de Malpartida e Vale de Coelha18129,016,2
14União das freguesias de Miuzela e Porto de Ovelha28028,879,7
15Vale da Mula16016,469,7
16Vilar Formoso1.79115,14118,3
Code (DTMNFR)
090213
Resident population (2021)
254
Area
45,77 km²
Density
5,6 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
4,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
7th of 16

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
104 (40,9%)
Women
150 (59,1%)
Portuguese nationality
252 (99,2%)
Foreign nationality
2 (0,8%)
Ageing index
1.380,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
98
Average household size *
2,04 people
Dwellings
544
Classic family dwellings
543
Buildings
544
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,2% (20)
Unemployment rate *
5,88% (H 7,89% · M 3,33%)
Active / employed population
68 / 64

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 10 (3,9%); 15-24 years: 22 (8,7%); 25-64 years: 84 (33,1%); 65+ years: 138 (54,3%)0-1410 · 3,9%15-2422 · 8,7%25-6484 · 33,1%65+138 · 54,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (254).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1046
15-24 years221210
25-64 years844440
65+ years1384494

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 Aldeia da Ribeira, Vilar Maior e Badamalos (Sabugal) · Nave de Haver · Freineda · União das freguesias de Miuzela e Porto de Ovelha · União das freguesias de Castelo Mendo, Ade, Monteperobolso e Mesquitela

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Almeida
10,6 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
330
Voters
137
Turnout
41,52% (2021: 54,20%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
MSM
Malhada Sorda Mais		10576,64%7
Blank votes1813,14%
Null votes1410,22%

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

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 Direita N.º 4
Malhada Sorda (ALMEIDA)
6355-080 MALHADA SORDA
Telephone
271566248
Email
jfmalhadasorda@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,53639, -6,91444
Wikipedia
Malhada Sorda
Wikidata
Q24010

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