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Moita

Municipality of the district of Setúbal (District of Setúbal), region Península de Setúbal (NUTS III: Península de Setúbal).

Moita had 66.255 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 21,9% were aged 65 or over; 13,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

66.255inhabitants (2021 Census)
265district-seat telephone code
1town hall4parish councils31schools

Mayor: Carlos Edgar Rodrigues Albino · Tel. 212806700 · Email: cmmoita@mail.cm-moita.pt · www.cm-moita.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.)
  • 2.292
  • 16.146
  • 17.728
  • 30.089
Density (inh./km²)
  • 176,4
  • 901,5
  • 988,2
  • 4.686,8
Area (km²)
  • 6,4
  • 13,0
  • 17,9
  • 17,9
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 Moita

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 Baixa da Banheira e Vale da Amoreira30.0896,424.686,8
2Moita17.72817,94988,2
3Alhos Vedros16.14617,91901,5
4União das freguesias de Gaio-Rosário e Sarilhos Pequenos2.29212,99176,4
INE code (DTMN)
1506
Resident population
66.255
Area
55,26 km²
Density
1.199,0 inh./km²
Parishes
4
Share of district population
7,6%
Rank in the district (population)
6th of 13
National rank (population)
40th of 308
National rank (density)
21st of 308
National rank (area)
291st of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
31.348 (47,3%)
Women
34.907 (52,7%)
Portuguese nationality
61.228 (92,4%)
Foreign nationality
5.027 (7,6%)
Ageing index
148,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
27.506
Average household size
2,40 people
Dwellings
34.620
Buildings
12.232
With higher education (15+)
13,2% (7.463)
Unemployment rate
12,05%

Population by age group

0-149.809 · 14,8%15-247.370 · 11,1%25-6434.562 · 52,2%65+14.514 · 21,9%
Residents by age group (66.255 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
59.404
Voters
29.181 (49,12%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)10.38935,60%4
CH7.20724,70%3
PCP-PEV7.15124,51%2
PPD/PSD2.3558,07%0
B.E.8692,98%0
ADN2310,79%0
CDS-PP2270,78%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
59.404
Voters
29.194 (49,14%)
Seats
27
ListVotes%Seats
PS9.93234,02%10
CH7.38825,31%7
PCP-PEV7.19224,64%7
PPD/PSD2.3878,18%2
B.E.1.0103,46%1
CDS-PP2380,82%0
ADN2120,73%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
Carlos Edgar Rodrigues Albino
Address
Praça da República, 2864-007 Moita
Telephone
212806700
Email
cmmoita@mail.cm-moita.pt
Website
www.cm-moita.pt

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

On the web

Q933912 · Wikipedia · www.cm-moita.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Barreiro (4,7 km) · Montijo (32,7 km) · Palmela (17,4 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Setúbal: 24,4 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.)
  • 11.112 – 14.198
  • 19.143 – 52.384
  • 55.682 – 66.255
  • 68.852 – 123.496
  • 166.507 – 177.238
Density (inh./km²)
  • 7,4 – 26,2
  • 69,8 – 149,1
  • 159,7 – 267,7
  • 536,2 – 1.744,4
  • 2.152,9 – 2.531,6
Area (km²)
  • 36,4 – 70,0
  • 95,5 – 195,7
  • 203,3 – 230,3
  • 348,6 – 825,9
  • 1.059,7 – 1.499,9
Quantile classes · current municipality
Moita 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 Setúbal

Alcochete · Alcácer do Sal · Almada · Barreiro · Grândola · Montijo · Palmela · Santiago do Cacém · Seixal · Sesimbra · Setúbal · Sines

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