 In the census of 2011, it had a population of 28,420 inhabitants and a total area of 5.25 km².A 2012 law merged the parish with neighbouring Argivai and Beiriz, becoming the southern parish of the city of Póvoa de Varzim, known as União das Freguesias da Póvoa de Varzim, Beiriz e Argivai.Póvoa de Varzim is densely populated.