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

Covelas had 1.463 residents in the 2021 Census, 21,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,9% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 2,8 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Trofa.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.463 – 1.642
  • 1.838
  • 3.127
  • 9.147
  • 21.374
Density (inh./km²)
  • 96,1 – 347,2
  • 364,0
  • 426,0
  • 745,0
  • 833,8
Area (km²)
  • 4,7 – 5,1
  • 7,3
  • 11,0
  • 15,2
  • 28,7
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 6 parishes of Trofa

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alvarelhos3.1277,34426,0
2Covelas1.46315,2296,1
3Guidões1.6424,73347,2
4Muro1.8385,05364,0
5União das freguesias de Bougado (São Martinho e Santiago)21.37428,69745,0
6União das freguesias de Coronado (São Romão e São Mamede)9.14710,97833,8
Code (DTMNFR)
131806
Resident population (2021)
1.463
Area
15,22 km²
Density
96,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,8%
Rank in the municipality (population)
6th of 6

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
697 (47,6%)
Women
766 (52,4%)
Portuguese nationality
1.461 (99,9%)
Foreign nationality
2 (0,1%)
Ageing index
179,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
505
Average household size *
2,89 people
Dwellings
586
Classic family dwellings
585
Buildings
492
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,9% (128)
Unemployment rate *
6,72% (H 3,44% · M 10,26%)
Active / employed population
729 / 680

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 172 (11,8%); 15-24 years: 159 (10,9%); 25-64 years: 824 (56,3%); 65+ years: 308 (21,1%)0-14172 · 11,8%15-24159 · 10,9%25-64824 · 56,3%65+308 · 21,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.463).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1728785
15-24 years1597485
25-64 years824404420
65+ years308132176

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

União das freguesias de Bougado (São Martinho e Santiago) · União das freguesias de Coronado (São Romão e São Mamede) · Folgosa (Maia) · União das freguesias de Lamelas e Guimarei (Santo Tirso) · Água Longa (Santo Tirso)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Trofa
2,8 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
1.276
Voters
975
Turnout
76,41% (2021: 77,82%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP
Unidos pela Trofa		63865,44%7
PS-PAN-L
TROFA EM PRIMEIRO		24625,23%2
CH
CHEGA		626,36%0
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		40,41%0
Blank votes151,54%
Null votes101,03%

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, N.º 504
Covelas (TROFA)
4785-027 COVELAS
Telephone
229825526
Email
jfcovelas@hotmail.com

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

More information

Coordinates
41,29889, -8,53731
Wikipedia
Covelas (Trofa)
Wikidata
Q428054

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