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Mação

Municipality of the district of Santarém (District of Santarém), region Oeste e Vale do Tejo (NUTS III: Médio Tejo).

Mação had 6.402 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 42,1% were aged 65 or over; 10,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

6.402inhabitants (2021 Census)
243district-seat telephone code
1town hall6parish councils3schools

Mayor: José Fernando Mendes Martins · Tel. 241577200 · Email: geral@cm-macao.pt · www.cm-macao.pt more contacts

Summary for arrivals. The telephone code is that of the district/region seat (ANACOM numbering plan), not exclusive to this municipality. School, parish-council and town-hall counts come from the official lists already on this site. Hospitals are NHS institutions whose official name includes the municipality.

Population (inh.)
  • 387 – 519
  • 534
  • 804
  • 965
  • 3.193
Density (inh./km²)
  • 8,7 – 10,3
  • 10,6
  • 13,6
  • 23,8
  • 32,6
Area (km²)
  • 16,4 – 37,6
  • 48,9
  • 70,9
  • 92,1
  • 134,1
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 6 parishes of Mação

Sorted by resident population (2021 Census, 2025 geography). Click a header to sort; hover a row to highlight it on the map.

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1União das freguesias de Mação, Penhascoso e Aboboreira3.193134,1123,8
2Cardigos96570,9313,6
3Envendos80492,058,7
4Ortiga53416,3732,6
5Carvoeiro51948,9210,6
6Amêndoa38737,6110,3
INE code (DTMN)
1413
Resident population
6.402
Area
399,98 km²
Density
16,0 inh./km²
Parishes
6
Share of district population
1,5%
Rank in the district (population)
18th of 21
National rank (population)
227th of 308
National rank (density)
258th of 308
National rank (area)
70th of 308

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)

2021 Census in detail

Men
3.061 (47,8%)
Women
3.341 (52,2%)
Portuguese nationality
6.214 (97,1%)
Foreign nationality
188 (2,9%)
Ageing index
548,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
2.829
Average household size
2,15 people
Dwellings
6.706
Buildings
6.303
With higher education (15+)
10,4% (616)
Unemployment rate
5,60%

Population by age group

0-14491 · 7,7%15-24467 · 7,3%25-642.750 · 43,0%65+2.694 · 42,1%
Residents by age group (6.402 in total).

Source: INE, Censos 2021 (API de indicadores) — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012328, 0012481, 0014632, licence CC BY 4.0.

2025 local elections

Municipal council

Registered
5.661
Voters
4.301 (75,98%)
Seats
5
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)2.19451,01%3
PPD/PSD1.46634,09%2
TJPM2906,74%0
CH1934,49%0
PCP-PEV521,21%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
5.661
Voters
4.301 (75,98%)
Seats
15
ListVotes%Seats
PS1.96345,64%8
PPD/PSD1.54535,92%6
TJPM3718,63%1
CH2415,60%0
PCP-PEV751,74%0

Source: SGMAI — resultados oficiais das Autárquicas 2025. Official results; only the list that elects the council president is marked (the person’s name is not in these results).

Contacts

Mayor
José Fernando Mendes Martins
Address
Rua Padre António Pereira de Figueiredo, 6120-750 Mação
Telephone
241577200
Email
geral@cm-macao.pt
Website
www.cm-macao.pt

Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).

On the web

Q1012723 · Wikipedia · www.cm-macao.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Abrantes (25,3 km) · Gavião (19,7 km) · Nisa (27,9 km) · Proença-a-Nova (18,0 km) · Sardoal (14,8 km) · Sertã (26,6 km) · Vila Velha de Ródão (27,9 km) · Vila de Rei (16,9 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Santarém: 51,9 km.

Source: DGT, CAOP2025 (CC BY 4.0) — adjacência de limites; distância em linha reta entre centróides (licence CC BY 4.0).

Location in the district

Population (inh.)
  • 3.513 – 6.975
  • 7.016 – 12.472
  • 17.355 – 21.607
  • 22.012 – 34.111
  • 34.329 – 58.662
Density (inh./km²)
  • 11,4 – 41,0
  • 47,3 – 64,0
  • 73,1 – 98,0
  • 99,1 – 106,9
  • 126,3 – 1.466,9
Area (km²)
  • 13,7 – 92,2
  • 95,4 – 190,4
  • 222,1 – 272,8
  • 351,2 – 521,4
  • 552,5 – 1.115,7
Quantile classes · current municipality
Mação highlighted. Click a neighbouring municipality to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

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Other municipalities of the district of Santarém

Abrantes · Alcanena · Almeirim · Alpiarça · Benavente · Cartaxo · Chamusca · Constância · Coruche · Entroncamento · Ferreira do Zêzere · Golegã · Ourém · Rio Maior · Salvaterra de Magos · Santarém · Sardoal · Tomar · Torres Novas · Vila Nova da Barquinha

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026