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

Moreira had 13.093 residents in the 2021 Census, 17,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 26,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 4,2 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)
130609
Resident population (2021)
13.093
Area
8,67 km²
Density
1.510,2 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
9,7%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th 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
6.272 (47,9%)
Women
6.821 (52,1%)
Portuguese nationality
12.759 (97,4%)
Foreign nationality
333 (2,5%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
115,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
5.078
Average household size *
2,58 people
Dwellings
5.834
Classic family dwellings
5.833
Buildings
2.405
Buildings with 7 or more floors
43
With higher education (15+)
26,0% (2.897)
Unemployment rate *
8,14% (H 6,95% · M 9,33%)
Active / employed population
6.957 / 6.391

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 1.964 (15,0%); 15-24 years: 1.334 (10,2%); 25-64 years: 7.520 (57,4%); 65+ years: 2.275 (17,4%)0-141.964 · 15,0%15-241.334 · 10,2%25-647.520 · 57,4%65+2.275 · 17,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (13.093).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1.9641.013951
15-24 years1.334657677
25-64 years7.5203.6093.911
65+ years2.2759931.282

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

Vila Nova da Telha · Castêlo da Maia · Leça do Balio (Matosinhos) · Cidade da Maia · Santa Cruz do Bispo (Matosinhos) · Custóias (Matosinhos) · Vilar de Pinheiro (Vila do Conde) · Perafita (Matosinhos)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Maia
4,2 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
11.401
Voters
6.684
Turnout
58,63% (2021: 52,14%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
MAIA EM PRIMEIRO		3.56253,29%9
PS
Partido Socialista		1.46621,93%3
CH
CHEGA		76611,46%1
IL
Iniciativa Liberal		3405,09%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1702,54%0
B.E.
Bloco de Esquerda		1241,86%0
Blank votes1682,51%
Null votes881,32%

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 do Divino Salvador de Moreira, N.º 160
Moreira (MAIA)
4470-105 MOREIRA
Telephone
229478400
Fax
229478409
Email
geral@jf-moreira.pt
Website
www.jf-moreira.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
41,24861, -8,64972
Official website
www.jf-moreira.pt
Wikipedia
Moreira (Maia)
Wikidata
Q1947508

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