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Parish of the municipality of Murtosa (Murtosa), district of Aveiro.

Bunheiro had 2.497 residents in the 2021 Census, 27,2% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 8,8% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 2,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Murtosa.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.568
  • 2.497
  • 2.908
  • 3.503
Density (inh./km²)
  • 92,4
  • 100,7
  • 240,8
  • 684,7
Area (km²)
  • 2,3
  • 14,6
  • 24,8
  • 31,5
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 4 parishes of Murtosa

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Bunheiro2.49724,79100,7
2Monte1.5682,29684,7
3Murtosa3.50314,55240,8
4Torreira2.90831,4692,4
Code (DTMNFR)
011201
Resident population (2021)
2.497
Area
24,79 km²
Density
100,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
23,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 4

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
1.209 (48,4%)
Women
1.288 (51,6%)
Portuguese nationality
2.460 (98,5%)
Foreign nationality
37 (1,5%)
Ageing index
224,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
933
Average household size *
2,67 people
Dwellings
1.387
Classic family dwellings
1.386
Buildings
1.339
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
8,8% (193)
Unemployment rate *
5,05% (H 3,71% · M 6,68%)
Active / employed population
1.129 / 1.072

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 303 (12,1%); 15-24 years: 246 (9,9%); 25-64 years: 1.269 (50,8%); 65+ years: 679 (27,2%)0-14303 · 12,1%15-24246 · 9,9%25-641.269 · 50,8%65+679 · 27,2%
Residents by age group and share of the total (2.497).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years303155148
15-24 years246122124
25-64 years1.269635634
65+ years679297382

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

Pardilhó (Estarreja) · Torreira · Murtosa · Veiros (Estarreja) · Monte · Beduído (Estarreja) · Ovar (Ovar)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Murtosa
2,2 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
2.429
Voters
1.396
Turnout
57,47% (2021: 49,12%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata		60843,55%4
JPM
Grupo de Cidadãos Eleitores Juntos Pela Murtosa		48034,38%3
PS
Partido Socialista		24517,55%2
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		211,50%0
Blank votes271,93%
Null votes151,07%

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
Av. Sâo Mateus, N.º 267
Bunheiro (MURTOSA)
3870-059 BUNHEIRO
Telephone
234867450
Email
jf.bunheiro@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
40,77139, -8,64500
Wikipedia
Bunheiro
Wikidata
Q249285

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