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

Folgosa had 3.600 residents in the 2021 Census, 19,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 18,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 5,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Maia.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.816 – 3.600
  • 4.762 – 6.004
  • 8.342 – 11.564
  • 13.093 – 18.587
  • 26.632 – 40.534
Density (inh./km²)
  • 356,1 – 385,6
  • 934,5 – 941,5
  • 1.010,8 – 1.322,8
  • 1.510,2 – 3.247,8
  • 3.890,0 – 4.552,8
Area (km²)
  • 2,5 – 3,6
  • 4,7 – 5,9
  • 8,2 – 8,7
  • 8,9 – 10,1
  • 10,4 – 19,9
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Maia

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Castêlo da Maia18.58719,89934,5
2Cidade da Maia40.53410,423.890,0
3Folgosa3.60010,11356,1
4Milheirós4.7623,601.322,8
5Moreira13.0938,671.510,2
6Nogueira e Silva Escura8.3428,86941,5
7Pedrouços11.5642,544.552,8
8São Pedro Fins1.8164,71385,6
9Vila Nova da Telha6.0045,941.010,8
10Águas Santas26.6328,203.247,8
Code (DTMNFR)
130603
Resident population (2021)
3.600
Area
10,11 km²
Density
356,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
2,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
9th of 10

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
1.768 (49,1%)
Women
1.832 (50,9%)
Portuguese nationality
3.531 (98,1%)
Foreign nationality
69 (1,9%)
Ageing index
131,3 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.256
Dwellings
1.513
Classic family dwellings
1.512
Buildings
1.247
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
18,4% (565)
Unemployment rate †
9,92%
Active / employed population
1.805 / 1.626

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 524 (14,6%); 15-24 years: 377 (10,5%); 25-64 years: 2.011 (55,9%); 65+ years: 688 (19,1%)0-14524 · 14,6%15-24377 · 10,5%25-642.011 · 55,9%65+688 · 19,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (3.600).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years524270254
15-24 years377190187
25-64 years2.0119931.018
65+ years688315373

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

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Maia
5,7 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
3.027
Voters
1.971
Turnout
65,11% (2021: 58,53%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
MAIA EM PRIMEIRO
96448,91%5
PS
Partido Socialista
61531,20%3
CH
CHEGA
22111,21%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
804,06%0
Blank votes452,28%
Null votes462,33%

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

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 Central de Folgosa, N.º 332
Folgosa (MAIA)
4425-321 FOLGOSA
Telephone
229825453
Fax
229821280
Email
geral@jf-folgosadamaia.pt
Website
www.jf-folgosadamaia.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,26917, -8,54528
Wikipedia
Folgosa (Maia)
Wikidata
Q1023173

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