FACT_Sheet.Municipalities, Guimarães

Mayor
António Magalhães da Silva

Address
Largo Cónego José Maria Gomes
4804-534

Tel. : +351 253 421 200
Fax : +351 253 515 134

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

Characteristics
NUT II: Norte
NUT III: Ave
Distrito: Braga
Number of freguesias (parishes) : 69
Area (sqKm) : 241,3
Population density (hab/sqKm) : 655,2
Class: M2 (Medium-large, from 50.001 to 200.000 inhab.)




Population ^
Population, total (2011 Census) 158 088
Population, total (most recent projection) 158 088
Population [0-14] (most recent projection) 22 741
Percentage of population [0-14] (most recent projection) 14,4%
Population [15-24] (most recent projection) 31 854
Percentage of population [15-24] (most recent projection) 20,1%
Population [25-64] (most recent projection) 91 861
Percentage of population [25-64] (most recent projection) 58,1%
Population [65 +[ (most recent projection) 21 564
Percentage of population [65 +[ (most recent projection) 13,6%
Population growth (between 2 last Census) 0,9%
Population with no formal education 12 043
Percentage of population with no formal education 7,6%
Population that reached basic education level 99 217
Percentage of population that reached basic education level 62,8%
Population that reached secondary education level 17 591
Percentage of population that reached secondary education level 11,1%
Population that reached post-secondary education level 13 407
Percentage of population that reached post-secondary education level 8,5%
Quality of life ^
Purchasing power per capita 94,7
ATM (cashpoint) per 10.000 inhabitants 1,1
Libraries per 10.000 inhabitants 0,9
Sport halls per 10.000 inhabitants 0,6
Swimming pools per 10.000 inhabitants 0,6
Beds per 1000 inhabitants at health establishments of NUT III 0,0
Physicians per 1.000 inhabitants 2,5
Pharmacies per 1.000 inhabitants 0,2
Higher education places available in the distrito 1 950
Area of food retail super/hypermarkets per 1.000 inhabitants 57,2 m2
Area of non-food retail super/hypermarkets per 1.000 inhabitants 53,9 m2
Cost per sqm of housing 867 EUR
Employment and unemployment ^
Unemployment rate 17,1%
Employees, total 60 361
Employees in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing 258
Percentage of employees in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing 0,4%
Employees in mining and quarrying 268
Percentage of employees in mining and quarrying 0,4%
Employees in manufacturing 35 749
Percentage of employees in manufacturing 59,2%
Employees in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water 343
Percentage of employees in production and dirstribution of electricity, gas and water 0,6%
Employees in construction and public works 4 100
Percentage of employees in construction and public works 6,8%
Employees in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry 11 149
Percentage of employees in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry 18,5%
Employees in transport, storage and communications 1 156
Percentage of employees in transport, storage and communication 1,9%
Employees in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies 2 750
Percentage of employees in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies 4,6%
Employees in public administration, health and others 4 588
Percentage of employees in public administration, health and others 7,6%
Economic activity ^
Companies, total 5 978
Companies in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing 98
Percentage of companies in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing 1,6%
Companies in mining and quarrying 12
Percentage of companies in mining and quarrying 0,2%
Companies in manufacturing 1 826
Percentage of companies in manufacturing 30,5%
Companies in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water 20
Percentage of companies in production and distribution of electricity, gas and water 0,3%
Companies in construction and public works 609
Percentage of companies in construction and public works 10,2%
Companies in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry 2 157
Percentage of companies in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry 36,1%
Companies in transport, storage and communictaion 147
Percentage of companies in transport, storage and communication 2,5%
Companies in financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies 587
Percentage of companies in financial activities, real estate and services to companies 9,8%
Companies in public administration, health and others 522
Percentage of companies in public administration, health and others 8,7%
Turnover of companies, total 3 467 M EUR
Turnover of companies, average 580 K EUR
Turnover of agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing 13 210 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing 0,4%
Turnover of mining and quarrying 12 979 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in mining and quarrying 0,4%
Turnover of manufacturing 1 761 758 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in manufacturing 50,8%
Turnover of production and distribution of electricity, gas and water 51 750 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in production and distribution of electricy, gas and water 1,5%
Turnover of construction and public works 171 304 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in construction and public works 4,9%
Turnover of commerce, hotel and restaurant industry 1 146 294 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in commerce, hotel and restaurant industry 33,1%
Turnover of transport, storage and communication 46 970 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in transport, storage and communication 1,4%
Turnover of financial activities, real estate and services provided to companies 78 589 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in financial activities, real estate and services to companies 2,3%
Turnover of personal and social services 183 690 K EUR
Percentage of turnover in public administration, health and others 5,3%
Labour productivity in NUT III 20 K EUR
Percentage of companies exporting to EU 7,8%
Percentage of turnover on exports to EU 25,6%
Percentage of companies exporting to countries other than EU 6,9%
Percentage of turnover on exports to countries other than EU 6,7%
Services provided to companies ^
Bank branches per 1.000 companies 11,0
Insurance agencies per 1.000 companies 5,8
R&D units in NUT III 134
R&D units in S&T in NUT III 20
Accessibility and transport ^
Road density (national network) in distrito 0,3 Km
Travel time to Lisbon 216 min.
Travel time to Porto 45 min.
Heavy duty passenger vehicles per 1.000 inhabitants 2,7
Light passenger vehicles per 1.000 inhabitants 353,3
Light cargo vehicles per million euro turnover of companies 5,1
Heavy duty cargo vehicles per million euro turnover of companies 0,3
Petrol station per 1.000 vehicles 0,3
Sales of fuel per vehicle 1,2 ton.
Travel time to international airport 41 min.
Travel time to international seaport 48 min.
Taxes and public investment ^
Municipal surcharge over corporate tax 1,5%
Municipal investment per inhabitant 148 EUR
Municipal tax over property (urban) 0,375%