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Mira

Municipality of the district of Coimbra (District of Coimbra), region Centro (NUTS III: Região de Coimbra).

Mira had 12.113 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 30,8% were aged 65 or over; 17,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

12.113inhabitants (2021 Census)
239district-seat telephone code
1town hall4parish councils9schools

Mayor: Artur Jorge Ribeiro Fresco · Tel. 231480550 · Email: geral@cm-mira.pt · www.cm-mira.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.)
  • 656
  • 1.253
  • 3.246
  • 6.958
Density (inh./km²)
  • 77,2
  • 80,6
  • 110,2
  • 149,8
Area (km²)
  • 4,4
  • 16,2
  • 40,3
  • 63,1
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 4 parishes of Mira

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
1Mira6.95863,14110,2
2Praia de Mira3.24640,2880,6
3Seixo1.25316,2377,2
4Carapelhos6564,38149,8
INE code (DTMN)
0608
Resident population
12.113
Area
124,03 km²
Density
97,7 inh./km²
Parishes
4
Share of district population
3,0%
Rank in the district (population)
10th of 17
National rank (population)
166th of 308
National rank (density)
122nd of 308
National rank (area)
230th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
5.756 (47,5%)
Women
6.357 (52,5%)
Portuguese nationality
11.792 (97,3%)
Foreign nationality
321 (2,7%)
Ageing index
266,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
4.941
Average household size
2,42 people
Dwellings
8.861
Buildings
7.050
With higher education (15+)
17,2% (1.842)
Unemployment rate
5,76%

Population by age group

0-141.398 · 11,5%15-241.056 · 8,7%25-645.930 · 49,0%65+3.729 · 30,8%
Residents by age group (12.113 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
12.624
Voters
7.758 (61,45%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)3.79348,89%4
PS3.13640,42%3
CH5557,15%0
PCP-PEV590,76%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
12.624
Voters
7.759 (61,46%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD3.80949,09%11
PS2.93337,80%8
CH6858,83%2
PCP-PEV811,04%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
Artur Jorge Ribeiro Fresco
Address
Praça da República, 3070-304 Mira
Telephone
231480550
Email
geral@cm-mira.pt
Website
www.cm-mira.pt

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

On the web

Q1006418 · Wikipedia · www.cm-mira.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Cantanhede (13,2 km) · Vagos (10,7 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Coimbra: 43,7 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.)
  • 3.811 – 6.803
  • 11.065 – 12.002
  • 12.113 – 17.006
  • 17.261 – 24.571
  • 34.212 – 140.816
Density (inh./km²)
  • 10,3 – 40,4
  • 55,9 – 65,1
  • 80,6 – 95,0
  • 97,7 – 120,7
  • 122,9 – 440,9
Area (km²)
  • 84,5 – 134,8
  • 138,4 – 199,8
  • 216,7 – 263,3
  • 265,1 – 332,8
  • 379,1 – 396,5
Quantile classes · current municipality
Mira 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 Coimbra

Arganil · Cantanhede · Coimbra · Condeixa-a-Nova · Figueira da Foz · Góis · Lousã · Miranda do Corvo · Montemor-o-Velho · Oliveira do Hospital · Pampilhosa da Serra · Penacova · Penela · Soure · Tábua · Vila Nova de Poiares

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