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Senhora da Hora

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

Senhora da Hora had 26.988 residents in the 2021 Census, 23,3% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 29,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 3,4 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Matosinhos.

Population (inh.)
  • 5.367 – 9.019
  • 10.968 – 13.311
  • 17.091 – 17.935
  • 19.000 – 22.844
  • 26.988 – 30.034
Density (inh./km²)
  • 1.061,8 – 1.462,4
  • 1.538,8 – 1.876,1
  • 2.444,2 – 2.661,1
  • 2.974,3 – 4.568,8
  • 5.994,8 – 7.139,7
Area (km²)
  • 3,7 – 3,7
  • 3,8 – 5,0
  • 5,0 – 6,0
  • 7,1 – 8,7
  • 9,1 – 10,3
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 Matosinhos

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Custóias17.9356,032.974,3
2Guifões9.0193,692.444,2
3Lavra10.96810,331.061,8
4Leça da Palmeira19.0007,142.661,1
5Leça do Balio17.0919,111.876,1
6Matosinhos30.0345,015.994,8
7Perafita13.3118,651.538,8
8Santa Cruz do Bispo5.3673,671.462,4
9Senhora da Hora26.9883,787.139,7
10São Mamede de Infesta22.8445,004.568,8
Code (DTMNFR)
130824
Resident population (2021)
26.988
Area
3,78 km²
Density
7.139,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
15,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
2nd 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
12.496 (46,3%)
Women
14.492 (53,7%)
Portuguese nationality
26.105 (96,7%)
Foreign nationality
883 (3,3%)
Ageing index
205,8 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
11.326
Dwellings
12.985
Classic family dwellings
12.982
Buildings
3.576
Buildings with 7 or more floors
88
With higher education (15+)
29,9% (7.155)
Unemployment rate †
9,08%
Active / employed population
13.353 / 12.141

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 3.056 (11,3%); 15-24 years: 2.687 (10,0%); 25-64 years: 14.957 (55,4%); 65+ years: 6.288 (23,3%)0-143.056 · 11,3%15-242.687 · 10,0%25-6414.957 · 55,4%65+6.288 · 23,3%
Residents by age group and share of the total (26.988).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years3.0561.6131.443
15-24 years2.6871.3441.343
25-64 years14.9576.8068.151
65+ years6.2882.7333.555

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

Custóias · Ramalde (Porto) · Matosinhos · União das freguesias de Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde (Porto) · São Mamede de Infesta · Guifões

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Matosinhos
3,4 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
24.407
Voters
13.577
Turnout
55,63%
Seats
19
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		5.46540,25%9
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
AD MATOSINHOS - Coligação PSD/CDS		3.32124,46%5
CH
CHEGA		1.63112,01%2
IL
Iniciativa Liberal		8456,22%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		7455,49%1
L
LIVRE		6234,59%1
B.E.
Bloco de Esquerda		2782,05%0
PAN
PESSOAS - ANIMAIS - NATUREZA		2151,58%0
ADN
ALTERNATIVA DEMOCRÁTICA NACIONAL		440,32%0
Blank votes2932,16%
Null votes1170,86%

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

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de prata, chafariz de azul com alçado com sete bicas dispostas em faixa, donde corre água; em orla, uma grinalda de folhas de planta, de verde. Coroa mural de prata de cinco torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: «SENHORA da HORA».

Flag: gironada de oito peças de verde e branco. Cordão e borlas de prata e verde. Haste e lança de ouro

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: «Junta de Freguesia da Senhora da Hora - Matosinhos».

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 869/2011, Diário da República n.º 176/2011, Série II de 2011-09-13 (issuer: Freguesia de Senhora da Hora). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
RUA VASCO SANTANA, 26
SENHORA DA HORA
4460-437 SENHORA DA HORA
Email
geral@jf-senhoradahora.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