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Monção

Municipality of the district of Viana do Castelo (District of Viana do Castelo), region Norte (NUTS III: Alto Minho).

Monção had 17.816 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 34,1% were aged 65 or over; 12,6% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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17.816inhabitants (2021 Census)
258district-seat telephone code
1town hall24parish councils7schools

Mayor: António José Fernandes Barbosa · Tel. 251649000 · Email: gap@cm-moncao.pt · www.cm-moncao.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.)
  • 191 – 255
  • 265 – 381
  • 454 – 572
  • 596 – 863
  • 864 – 3.817
Density (inh./km²)
  • 13,6 – 30,3
  • 40,9 – 61,6
  • 61,8 – 102,6
  • 114,7 – 149,8
  • 153,4 – 377,5
Area (km²)
  • 2,1 – 3,7
  • 3,8 – 6,0
  • 6,9 – 8,3
  • 8,7 – 14,0
  • 14,1 – 28,5
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 24 parishes of Monção

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 Mazedo e Cortes3.81712,13314,7
2União das freguesias de Monção e Troviscoso3.2778,68377,5
3Barbeita9236,88134,2
4Merufe86428,5130,3
5Longos Vales86314,0061,6
6Riba de Mouro80214,0557,1
7Pias76311,1268,6
8Tangil62922,8827,5
9Bela5963,79157,3
10Moreira5723,73153,4
11União das freguesias de Ceivães e Badim5538,9561,8
12União das freguesias de Messegães, Valadares e Sá5538,2567,0
13Cambeses4964,02123,4
14União das freguesias de Troporiz e Lapela4543,96114,7
15União das freguesias de Sago, Lordelo e Parada3818,3345,7
16Segude3202,37135,0
17Pinheiros3192,13149,8
18Barroças e Taias2792,72102,6
19Podame2653,6572,6
20Lara2554,9351,7
21Trute2466,0240,9
22Portela2028,1224,9
23União das freguesias de Anhões e Luzio19614,3813,6
24Abedim1917,7224,7
INE code (DTMN)
1604
Resident population
17.816
Area
211,31 km²
Density
84,3 inh./km²
Parishes
24
Share of district population
7,7%
Rank in the district (population)
4th of 10
National rank (population)
129th of 308
National rank (density)
132nd of 308
National rank (area)
155th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
8.160 (45,8%)
Women
9.656 (54,2%)
Portuguese nationality
17.044 (95,7%)
Foreign nationality
772 (4,3%)
Ageing index
353,7 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
7.482
Average household size
2,34 people
Dwellings
13.863
Buildings
11.836
With higher education (15+)
12,6% (2.031)
Unemployment rate
5,35%

Population by age group

0-141.718 · 9,6%15-241.412 · 7,9%25-648.609 · 48,3%65+6.077 · 34,1%
Residents by age group (17.816 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
18.596
Voters
11.392 (61,26%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)7.56966,44%5
PS2.53322,23%2
CH7346,44%0
PCP-PEV1231,08%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
18.596
Voters
11.392 (61,26%)
Seats
25
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD6.97961,26%17
PS2.83324,87%6
CH9478,31%2
PCP-PEV1621,42%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
António José Fernandes Barbosa
Address
Largo de Camões, 4950–440 Monção
Telephone
251649000
Email
gap@cm-moncao.pt
Website
www.cm-moncao.pt

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

On the web

Q425738 · Wikipedia · www.cm-moncao.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Arcos de Valdevez (14,7 km) · Melgaço (17,8 km) · Paredes de Coura (17,7 km) · Valença (15,2 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Viana do Castelo: 17,3 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.)
  • 7.773 – 8.632
  • 8.921 – 11.044
  • 13.623 – 15.797
  • 17.816 – 20.718
  • 41.164 – 85.778
Density (inh./km²)
  • 32,6 – 46,3
  • 60,6 – 62,5
  • 82,2 – 84,3
  • 115,7 – 116,3
  • 128,5 – 268,9
Area (km²)
  • 108,5 – 117,1
  • 136,5 – 138,2
  • 182,1 – 211,3
  • 238,3 – 319,0
  • 320,3 – 447,6
Quantile classes · current municipality
Monção 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 Viana do Castelo

Arcos de Valdevez · Caminha · Melgaço · Paredes de Coura · Ponte da Barca · Ponte de Lima · Valença · Viana do Castelo · Vila Nova de Cerveira

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