FACT_Sheet.Municipalities, Barcelos

Mayor
Miguel Jorge da Costa Gomes

Address
Largo do Município
4750-323

Tel. : +351 253 809 600
Fax : +351 253 821 263

Email : geral@cm-barcelos.pt
Web site : http://www.cm-barcelos.pt

Characteristics
NUT II: Norte
NUT III: Cávado
Distrito: Braga
Number of freguesias (parishes) : 89
Area (sqKm) : 378,9
Population density (hab/sqKm) : 317,7
Class: M2 (Medium-large, from 50.001 to 200.000 inhab.)




Population ^
Population, total (2011 Census) 120 391
Population, total (most recent projection) 120 391
Population [0-14] (most recent projection) 18 378
Percentage of population [0-14] (most recent projection) 15,3%
Population [15-24] (most recent projection) 25 223
Percentage of population [15-24] (most recent projection) 21,0%
Population [25-64] (most recent projection) 68 165
Percentage of population [25-64] (most recent projection) 56,6%
Population [65 +[ (most recent projection) 16 547
Percentage of population [65 +[ (most recent projection) 13,7%
Population growth (between 2 last Census) 1,4%
Population with no formal education 9 333
Percentage of population with no formal education 7,8%
Population that reached basic education level 78 134
Percentage of population that reached basic education level 64,9%
Population that reached secondary education level 12 261
Percentage of population that reached secondary education level 10,2%
Population that reached post-secondary education level 7 861
Percentage of population that reached post-secondary education level 6,5%
Quality of life ^
Purchasing power per capita 67,5
ATM (cashpoint) per 10.000 inhabitants 0,8
Libraries per 10.000 inhabitants 0,7
Sport halls per 10.000 inhabitants 0,5
Swimming pools per 10.000 inhabitants 0,3
Beds per 1000 inhabitants at health establishments of NUT III 5,7
Physicians per 1.000 inhabitants 1,5
Pharmacies per 1.000 inhabitants 0,2
Higher education places available in the distrito 4 072
Area of food retail super/hypermarkets per 1.000 inhabitants 0,0 m2
Area of non-food retail super/hypermarkets per 1.000 inhabitants 0,0 m2
Cost per sqm of housing 868 EUR
Employment and unemployment ^
Unemployment rate 11,9%
Employees, total 42 801
Employees in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing 523
Percentage of employees in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing 1,2%
Employees in mining and quarrying 36
Percentage of employees in mining and quarrying 0,1%
Employees in manufacturing 22 053
Percentage of employees in manufacturing 51,5%
Employees in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water 182
Percentage of employees in production and dirstribution of electricity, gas and water 0,4%
Employees in construction and public works 8 690
Percentage of employees in construction and public works 20,3%
Employees in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry 6 510
Percentage of employees in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry 15,2%
Employees in transport, storage and communications 541
Percentage of employees in transport, storage and communication 1,3%
Employees in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies 1 413
Percentage of employees in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies 3,3%
Employees in public administration, health and others 2 853
Percentage of employees in public administration, health and others 6,7%
Economic activity ^
Companies, total 4 974
Companies in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing 279
Percentage of companies in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing 5,6%
Companies in mining and quarrying 5
Percentage of companies in mining and quarrying 0,1%
Companies in manufacturing 1 740
Percentage of companies in manufacturing 35,0%
Companies in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water 10
Percentage of companies in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water 0,2%
Companies in construction and public works 708
Percentage of companies in construction and public works 14,2%
Companies in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry 1 470
Percentage of companies in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry 29,6%
Companies in transport, storage and communictaion 84
Percentage of companies in transport, storage and communication 1,7%
Companies in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies 359
Percentage of companies in financial activities, real estate and services to companies 7,2%
Companies in public administration, health and others 319
Percentage of companies in public administration, health and others 6,4%
Turnover of companies, total 2 362 M EUR
Turnover of companies, average 475 K EUR
Turnover of agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing 35 113 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing 1,5%
Turnover of mining and quarrying 1 425 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in mining and quarrying 0,1%
Turnover of manufacturing 1 016 511 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in manufacturing 43,0%
Turnover of production and distribution of electricity, gas and water 29 289 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in production and distribution of electricy, gas and water 1,2%
Turnover of construction and public works 417 683 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in construction and public works 17,7%
Turnover of commerce, hotel and restaurant industry 758 083 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry 32,1%
Turnover of transport, storage and communication 28 864 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in transport, storage and communication 1,2%
Turnover of financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies 40 496 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in financial activities, real estate and services to companies 1,7%
Turnover of personal and social services 34 725 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in public administration, health and others 1,5%
Labour productivity in NUT III 22 K EUR
Percentage of companies exporting to EU 6,6%
Percentage of turnover on exports to EU 18,5%
Percentage of companies exporting to countries other than EU 5,4%
Percentage of turnover on exports to countries other than EU 1,2%
Services provided to companies ^
Bank branches per 1.000 companies 10,2
Insurance agencies per 1.000 companies 6,9
R&D units in NUT III 129
R&D units in S&T in NUT III 18
Accessibility and transport ^
Road density (national network) in distrito 0,3 Km
Travel time to Lisbon 217 min.
Travel time to Porto 49 min.
Heavy duty passenger vehicles per 1.000 inhabitants 0,7
Light passenger vehicles per 1.000 inhabitants 354,7
Light cargo vehicles per million euro turnover of companies 6,5
Heavy duty cargo vehicles per million euro turnover of companies 0,5
Petrol station per 1.000 vehicles 0,4
Sales of fuel per vehicle 0,7 ton.
Travel time to international airport 36 min.
Travel time to international seaport 55 min.
Taxes and public investment ^
Municipal surcharge over corporate tax 1,2%
Municipal investment per inhabitant 181 EUR
Municipal tax over property (urban) 0,350%