Manteigas
Municipality of the district of Guarda (District of Guarda), region Centro (NUTS III: Beiras e Serra da Estrela).
Manteigas had 2.909 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 37,8% were aged 65 or over; 11,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Flávio Miguel Tacanho Massano · Tel. 275980000 · Email: geral@cm-manteigas.pt · www.cm-manteigas.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.
- 208
- 274
- 1.174
- 1.253
- 12,4
- 12,4
- 19,3
- 56,2
- 16,8
- 22,0
- 22,3
- 60,9
The 4 parishes of Manteigas
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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| # | Parish | Population | Area (km²) | Inhab./km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manteigas (Santa Maria) | 1.253 | 22,30 | 56,2 |
| 2 | Manteigas (São Pedro) | 1.174 | 60,88 | 19,3 |
| 3 | Sameiro | 274 | 22,03 | 12,4 |
| 4 | Vale de Amoreira | 208 | 16,76 | 12,4 |
- INE code (DTMN)
- 0908
- Resident population
- 2.909
- Area
- 121,98 km²
- Density
- 23,9 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 4
- Share of district population
- 2,0%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 14th of 14
- National rank (population)
- 296th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 234th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 232nd of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 1.355 (46,6%)
- Women
- 1.554 (53,4%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 2.872 (98,7%)
- Foreign nationality
- 37 (1,3%)
- Ageing index
- 514,0 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 1.324
- Average household size
- 2,13 people
- Dwellings
- 2.756
- Buildings
- 2.312
- With higher education (15+)
- 11,7% (315)
- Unemployment rate
- 9,12%
Population by age group
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
- 2.908
- Voters
- 2.071 (71,22%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTG 2030 (elected council president) | 1.354 | 65,38% | 4 |
| PS | 438 | 21,15% | 1 |
| PPD/PSD | 190 | 9,17% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV | 16 | 0,77% | 0 |
| CH | 13 | 0,63% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 2.908
- Voters
- 2.071 (71,22%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTG 2030 | 1.110 | 53,60% | 9 |
| PS | 664 | 32,06% | 5 |
| PPD/PSD | 217 | 10,48% | 1 |
| PCP-PEV | 17 | 0,82% | 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
- Flávio Miguel Tacanho Massano
- Address
- Rua 1º de Maio, 6260-101 Manteigas
- Telephone
- 275980000
- geral@cm-manteigas.pt
- Website
- www.cm-manteigas.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q986093 · Wikipedia · www.cm-manteigas.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Covilhã (15,4 km) · Gouveia (13,3 km) · Guarda (27,3 km) · Seia (16,9 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Guarda: 35,1 km.
Source: DGT, CAOP2025 (CC BY 4.0) — adjacência de limites; distância em linha reta entre centróides (licence CC BY 4.0).
Services and territory
Median rent of new contracts in the municipality, 2025: 3,52 €/m² (INE 0014773). INE also publishes the value for 0 parishes of this municipality. See parish by parish.
Schools (Infoescolas 2020)
3 establishments with figures for the 1st, 2nd or 3rd cycle or for secondary education. The source does not name the parish.
| # | School | In the source |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Escola Básica de Manteigas | Código DGEEC 908615. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica e Secundária de Manteigas | Código DGEEC 908063. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo, secundário científico-humanístico. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Profissional de Hotelaria de Manteigas | Código DGEEC 908145. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: secundário profissional. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
Source: DGEEC, Infoescolas 2020 (CC BY 4.0). Rents: INE 0014773 (CC BY 4.0).
Location in the district
- 2.909 – 4.630
- 5.148 – 5.887
- 6.304 – 8.092
- 8.413 – 12.222
- 21.755 – 40.117
- 10,1 – 13,7
- 15,8 – 16,7
- 23,3 – 25,3
- 26,6 – 40,7
- 49,9 – 56,3
- 122,0 – 206,8
- 247,2 – 300,6
- 361,5 – 435,7
- 484,5 – 518,0
- 712,1 – 822,7
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Other municipalities of the district of Guarda
Aguiar da Beira · Almeida · Celorico da Beira · Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo · Fornos de Algodres · Gouveia · Guarda · Mêda · Pinhel · Sabugal · Seia · Trancoso · Vila Nova de Foz Côa
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026