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Parish of the municipality of Cantanhede (Cantanhede), district of Coimbra.

Pocariça had 1.040 residents in the 2021 Census, 31,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 16,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 5,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Cantanhede.

Population (inh.)
  • 724 – 1.040
  • 1.126 – 1.363
  • 1.711 – 1.850
  • 2.451 – 2.754
  • 3.036 – 7.791
Density (inh./km²)
  • 38,0 – 60,2
  • 61,3 – 65,9
  • 74,7 – 97,2
  • 98,0 – 123,4
  • 132,4 – 186,6
Area (km²)
  • 9,9 – 12,3
  • 17,6 – 18,4
  • 19,0 – 22,9
  • 26,6 – 30,7
  • 36,9 – 78,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 15 parishes of Cantanhede

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Ançã2.45118,10135,4
2Cadima2.64426,9998,0
3Cantanhede7.79141,76186,6
4Cordinhã9749,9298,2
5Febres3.03622,94132,4
6Murtede1.28820,1663,9
7Ourentã1.12618,3661,3
8Pocariça1.04012,3384,4
9Sanguinheira1.75326,6065,9
10São Caetano72419,0438,0
11Tocha3.70778,4447,3
12União das freguesias de Covões e Camarneira2.75436,8674,7
13União das freguesias de Portunhos e Outil1.85030,7260,2
14União das freguesias de Sepins e Bolho1.71117,6197,2
15União das freguesias de Vilamar e Corticeiro de Cima1.36311,05123,4
Code (DTMNFR)
060226
Resident population (2021)
1.040
Area
12,33 km²
Density
84,4 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,0%
Rank in the municipality (population)
13th of 15

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
494 (47,5%)
Women
546 (52,5%)
Portuguese nationality
1.029 (98,9%)
Foreign nationality
11 (1,1%)
Ageing index
278,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
407
Dwellings
611
Classic family dwellings
609
Buildings
597
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
16,9% (156)
Unemployment rate †
6,67%
Active / employed population
480 / 448

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 116 (11,2%); 15-24 years: 91 (8,8%); 25-64 years: 510 (49,0%); 65+ years: 323 (31,1%)0-14116 · 11,2%15-2491 · 8,8%25-64510 · 49,0%65+323 · 31,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.040).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1166155
15-24 years914546
25-64 years510240270
65+ years323148175

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 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. † Unemployment rate calculated by us: (active population − employed population) ÷ active population × 100 (indicators 0014635 and 0014636, 2025 geography). 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

Ourentã · Cantanhede · Febres · União das freguesias de Covões e Camarneira · Vilarinho do Bairro (Anadia)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Cantanhede
5,4 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
1.083
Voters
655
Turnout
60,48%
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		37557,25%6
PS
Partido Socialista		16324,89%2
CH
CHEGA		9614,66%1
Blank votes152,29%
Null votes60,92%

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

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 Conselheiro Ferreira Freire, 1
Pocariça
3060-503 Pocariça
Email
geral@freguesiadepocarica.pt

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

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026