Highest Major Cities in Portugal

Cities in Portugal with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇵🇹 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Guarda40,126 people · Guarda

1,008 m

Sequeira28,502 people · Guarda

853 m

Covilhã17,610 people · Castelo Branco

699 m

Bragança35,341 people · Bragança

664 m

Baião20,522 people · Porto

577 m

Custoias19,406 people · Guarda

569 m

Viseu103,502 people · Viseu

469 m

Vila Real17,001 people · Vila Real

462 m

Portalegre22,368 people · Portalegre

460 m

Castelo Branco33,479 people · Castelo Branco

371 m

Chaves17,535 people · Vila Real

362 m

Felgueiras58,065 people · Porto

348 m

Fafe16,868 people · Braga

338 m

Arouca21,146 people · Aveiro

313 m

Cabeceiras de Basto16,710 people · Braga

295 m

Beja34,760 people · Beja

286 m

Funchal105,795 people · Madeira

280 m

Évora53,591 people · Évora

242 m

Santo António25,940 people · Madeira

234 m

São João da Madeira22,079 people · Aveiro

228 m

Caniço23,368 people · Madeira

216 m

Bairro Novo32,876 people · Braga

205 m

São Martinho26,482 people · Madeira

198 m

Sintra26,193 people · Lisbon

197 m

Vilar de Andorinho18,944 people · Porto

196 m

Braga193,324 people · Braga

190 m

Palmela16,934 people · Setúbal

190 m

Guimarães40,604 people · Braga

189 m

Santo Ovídio38,544 people · Porto

189 m

Loulé17,930 people · Faro

186 m

Paredes19,834 people · Porto

179 m

Algueirão66,250 people · Lisbon

176 m

Buraca16,081 people · Lisbon

166 m

Olival42,961 people · Lisbon

159 m

Santo António dos Olivais41,150 people · Coimbra

154 m

Falagueira20,788 people · Lisbon

152 m

Belas21,019 people · Lisbon

147 m

Baguim do Monte15,850 people · Porto

143 m

Monsanto50,000 people · Santarém

143 m

Massamá28,112 people · Lisbon

142 m

Valongo21,328 people · Porto

140 m

Amadora178,858 people · Lisbon

138 m

Ramada17,535 people · Lisbon

134 m

Santarém29,385 people · Santarém

130 m

Alfragide17,044 people · Lisbon

127 m

Paranhos45,883 people · Porto

125 m

Queluz103,399 people · Lisbon

125 m

Cacém93,982 people · Lisbon

123 m

Alcabideche33,315 people · Lisbon

122 m

Vila Nova de Gaia70,811 people · Porto

122 m

Highlights

Within Portugal, Guarda ranks first in 2026 with 1,008 m, followed by Sequeira (853 m) and Covilhã (699 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,008 m (Guarda) to 122 m (Vila Nova de Gaia), with a median of 193 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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