Mora
Municipality of the district of Évora (District of Évora), region Alentejo (NUTS III: Alentejo Central).
Mora had 4.135 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 38,8% were aged 65 or over; 10,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: Luis Simão Duarte de Matos · Tel. 266439070 · Email: geral@cm-mora.pt · www.cm-mora.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.
- 340
- 715
- 863
- 2.217
- 3,9
- 4,1
- 17,4
- 18,2
- 47,4
- 83,2
- 127,7
- 185,6
The 4 parishes of Mora
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- INE code (DTMN)
- 0707
- Resident population
- 4.135
- Area
- 443,95 km²
- Density
- 9,3 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 4
- Share of district population
- 2,7%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 13th of 14
- National rank (population)
- 276th of 308
- National rank (density)
- 291st of 308
- National rank (area)
- 63rd of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 1.974 (47,7%)
- Women
- 2.161 (52,3%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 4.064 (98,3%)
- Foreign nationality
- 71 (1,7%)
- Ageing index
- 435,6 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 1.816
- Average household size
- 2,13 people
- Dwellings
- 3.834
- Buildings
- 3.782
- With higher education (15+)
- 10,0% (375)
- Unemployment rate
- 7,07%
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
- 3.813
- Voters
- 2.613 (68,53%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCP-PEV (elected council president) | 1.193 | 45,66% | 3 |
| PS | 951 | 36,39% | 2 |
| MAIS - Mora | 323 | 12,36% | 0 |
| CH | 82 | 3,14% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 3.813
- Voters
- 2.613 (68,53%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCP-PEV | 1.166 | 44,62% | 7 |
| PS | 974 | 37,28% | 6 |
| MAIS - Mora | 387 | 14,81% | 2 |
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
- Luis Simão Duarte de Matos
- Address
- Rua do Município, 7490-243 Mora
- Telephone
- 266439070
- geral@cm-mora.pt
- Website
- www.cm-mora.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q174800 · Wikipedia · www.cm-mora.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Arraiolos (20,9 km) · Avis (22,6 km) · Coruche (31,1 km) · Ponte de Sor (29,9 km) · Sousel (30,6 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Évora: 44,0 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: 3,97 €/m² (INE 0014773). INE also publishes the value for 0 parishes of this municipality. See parish by parish.
Schools (Infoescolas 2020)
4 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 Cabeção, Mora | Código DGEEC 707284. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica de Mora | Código DGEEC 707621. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Básica de Pavia, Mora | Código DGEEC 707035. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 4 | Escola Básica e Secundária de Mora | Código DGEEC 707735. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo, secundário científico-humanístico, 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
- 2.351 – 5.014
- 5.318 – 6.286
- 6.428 – 7.387
- 9.871 – 12.680
- 15.799 – 53.577
- 8,4 – 9,3
- 9,6 – 12,8
- 13,5 – 21,3
- 24,7 – 41,0
- 44,3 – 50,6
- 145,2 – 222,4
- 278,6 – 393,7
- 444,0 – 513,8
- 542,7 – 683,8
- 1.233,0 – 1.307,1
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Other municipalities of the district of Évora
Alandroal · Arraiolos · Borba · Estremoz · Montemor-o-Novo · Mourão · Portel · Redondo · Reguengos de Monsaraz · Vendas Novas · Viana do Alentejo · Vila Viçosa · Évora
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026