Bunheiro

Bunheiro
Civil parish
Chapel of São Simão
Coat of arms
Bunheiro Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 40°46′17″N 8°38′42″W
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
District	Aveiro
Municipality	Murtosa
Area
• Total	24.60 km2 (9.50 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	2,497
• Density	101.5/km2 (262.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Website	www.bunheiro.freguesias.pt

Bunheiro is a parish in the municipality of Murtosa, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 2,497, in an area of 24.60 square kilometres (9.50 sq mi).

Demographics

Between 1864 and 1920, the parish belonged to the municipality of Estarreja.

The population recorded in the censuses was:

Population of the Parish of Bunheiro Year Pop. ±% 1864 3,417 —     1878 3,457 +1.2% 1890 4,159 +20.3% 1900 3,712 −10.7% 1911 4,107 +10.6% 1920 3,889 −5.3% 1930 3,588 −7.7% 1940 3,739 +4.2% 1950 3,420 −8.5% 1960 3,334 −2.5% 1970 3,096 −7.1% 1981 2,854 −7.8% 1991 2,867 +0.5% 2001 2,707 −5.6% 2011 2,682 −0.9% 2021 2,497 −6.9%

Population Distribution by Age Groups
Year	0-14 Years	15-24 Years	25-64 Years	> 65 Years
2001	450	390	1349	518
2011	376	300	1384	622
2021	303	246	1269	679

Heritages

• Chapel of São Simão
• Church of São Mateus
• Chapel of São Gonçalo
• Fountain of São Gonçalo
• Custódio Prato Ethnographic Museum
• Chapel of São Silvestre
• Several wayside crosses, notably in São Silvestre
• Cais da Bestida (Quay)
• Riverside marginal area
• Interior canal zones (Ribeiras)