A quick look at the 115 big villages you can be asked to find on the map, before you play.
GuessTheDot is a free geography guessing game: you get a place name and a map full of dots, then click the one you think is right.
Villages with enough people that locals would call them a proper town, but small enough that they rarely make the news. Ranked play starts here, since cities are too easy to be a real test.
In Portugal this set is spread across 16 different districts, with Lisbon home to the most of them (43).
Place kinds on GuessTheDot are a practical grouping by population and place type for gameplay, not a legal or historical designation. A place can hold official city rights (or an old city charter) and still show up here as a village if it stayed small, and the other way around: this is a rough size ladder for guessing, not a statement about a place's official status.
Sorted by population, biggest first.
| Place | Population | district |
|---|---|---|
| Algueirão | 66,250 | Lisbon |
| Loures | 66,231 | Lisbon |
| Rio de Mouro | 54,695 | Lisbon |
| Odivelas | 54,624 | Lisbon |
| Amora | 52,577 | Setúbal |
| Corroios | 52,520 | Setúbal |
| Barreiro | 51,280 | Setúbal |
| Rio Tinto | 49,966 | Porto |
| São Domingos de Rana | 46,718 | Lisbon |
| Lumiar | 46,334 | Lisbon |
| Paranhos | 45,883 | Porto |
| Olival | 42,961 | Lisbon |
| Santo António dos Olivais | 41,150 | Coimbra |
| Guimarães | 40,604 | Braga |
| Ermesinde | 39,420 | Porto |
| Santo Ovídio | 38,544 | Porto |
| Damaia | 37,607 | Lisbon |
| Benfica | 36,985 | Lisbon |
| Cascais | 36,436 | Lisbon |
| Maia | 36,426 | Porto |
| Marvila | 35,463 | Lisbon |
| Oeiras | 35,000 | Lisbon |
| Afurada de Baixo | 34,332 | Porto |
| Almada | 34,008 | Setúbal |
| Olivais | 33,788 | Lisbon |
| Alcabideche | 33,315 | Lisbon |
| Bairro Novo | 32,876 | Braga |
| Espinho | 32,786 | Aveiro |
| Câmara de Lobos | 32,209 | Madeira |
| Alvalade | 31,813 | Lisbon |
| Arrentela | 30,156 | Setúbal |
| Montijo | 30,011 | Setúbal |
| Charneca de Caparica | 29,763 | Setúbal |
| Campanhã | 29,666 | Porto |
| Aldoar | 29,085 | Porto |
| Senhora da Hora | 28,930 | Porto |
| Marinha Grande | 28,916 | Leiria |
| Póvoa de Santa Iria | 28,901 | Lisbon |
| Massamá | 28,112 | Lisbon |
| Matosinhos | 28,070 | Porto |
| Gondomar | 27,691 | Porto |
| Águas Santas | 27,686 | Porto |
| Alfornelos | 27,093 | Lisbon |
| São Martinho | 26,482 | Madeira |
| Canidelo | 26,431 | Porto |
| Sintra | 26,193 | Lisbon |
| Paço de Arcos | 25,974 | Lisbon |
| Santo António | 25,940 | Madeira |
| São Mamede de Infesta | 25,940 | Porto |
| Quinta Do Conde | 25,606 | Setúbal |
| Torres Vedras | 24,443 | Lisbon |
| Quarteira | 24,420 | Faro |
| Oliveira do Douro | 24,407 | Porto |
| Fânzeres | 23,916 | Porto |
| Estoril | 23,700 | Lisbon |
| Carnaxide | 23,698 | Lisbon |
| Porto de Mós | 23,648 | Faro |
| Pinhal Novo | 23,510 | Setúbal |
| Monte Estoril | 23,375 | Lisbon |
| Caniço | 23,368 | Madeira |
| Sete Rios | 23,261 | Lisbon |
| Pontinha | 23,249 | Lisbon |
| Arcos de Valdevez | 22,847 | Viana do Castelo |
| Moscavide e Portela | 22,488 | Lisbon |
| Parque das Nações | 22,382 | Lisbon |
| Portalegre | 22,368 | Portalegre |
| Valadares | 22,322 | Porto |
| Lordelo do Ouro | 22,270 | Porto |
| São João da Madeira | 22,079 | Aveiro |
| Lavradio | 21,877 | Setúbal |
| Bougado | 21,680 | Porto |
| Azambuja | 21,422 | Lisbon |
| Valongo | 21,328 | Porto |
| Vilar | 21,227 | Aveiro |
| Caparica | 21,167 | Setúbal |
| Areeiro | 21,160 | Lisbon |
| Arouca | 21,146 | Aveiro |
| Belas | 21,019 | Lisbon |
| Laranjeiro | 20,988 | Setúbal |
| Linda-a-Velha | 20,895 | Lisbon |
| Falagueira | 20,788 | Lisbon |
| Trofa | 20,692 | Porto |
| Baião | 20,522 | Porto |
| Laranjeiro | 20,473 | Faro |
| Carcavelos | 20,366 | Lisbon |
| Camarate | 20,177 | Lisbon |
| Ponta Delgada | 20,056 | Azores |
| Entroncamento | 19,887 | Santarém |
| Paredes | 19,834 | Porto |
| Monção | 19,738 | Viana do Castelo |
| Piedade | 19,472 | Setúbal |
| Custoias | 19,406 | Guarda |
| Algés | 19,327 | Lisbon |
| Tomar | 19,168 | Santarém |
| Barcelos | 19,085 | Braga |
| São Tiago de Custoias | 19,000 | Porto |
| Pedroso | 18,963 | Porto |
| Vilar de Andorinho | 18,944 | Porto |
| São João da Talha | 18,925 | Lisbon |
| Azeitão | 18,877 | Setúbal |
| Santa Iria da Azóia | 18,573 | Lisbon |
| Ovar | 18,452 | Aveiro |
| Vila Franca de Xira | 18,355 | Lisbon |
| Carnide | 18,028 | Lisbon |
| Leça da Palmeira | 17,996 | Porto |
| Loulé | 17,930 | Faro |
| Moita | 17,795 | Setúbal |
| Sacavém | 17,718 | Lisbon |
| Covilhã | 17,610 | Castelo Branco |
| Chaves | 17,535 | Vila Real |
| Ramada | 17,535 | Lisbon |
| Pombal | 17,355 | Leiria |
| Quelfes | 17,253 | Faro |
| Ílhavo | 17,236 | Aveiro |
| Parede | 17,212 | Lisbon |
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