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Moura

Municipality of the district of Beja (District of Beja), region Alentejo (NUTS III: Baixo Alentejo).

Moura had 13.258 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 26,2% were aged 65 or over; 10,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

Arriving here

13.258inhabitants (2021 Census)
284district-seat telephone code
1town hall6parish councils14schools

Mayor: Álvaro José Pato Azedo · Tel. 285250400 · Email: cmmoura@cm-moura.pt · www.cm-moura.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.)
  • 657 – 761
  • 862
  • 909
  • 2.030
  • 8.039
Density (inh./km²)
  • 3,7 – 4,1
  • 6,2
  • 15,8
  • 18,7
  • 28,0
Area (km²)
  • 57,7 – 108,6
  • 138,2
  • 179,5
  • 187,1
  • 287,4
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 6 parishes of Moura

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 Moura (Santo Agostinho e São João Baptista) e Santo Amador8.039287,4228,0
2Amareleja2.030108,5618,7
3Safara90957,7115,8
4Sobral da Adiça862138,206,2
5Póvoa de São Miguel761187,084,1
6Santo Aleixo da Restauração657179,503,7
INE code (DTMN)
0210
Resident population
13.258
Area
958,46 km²
Density
13,8 inh./km²
Parishes
6
Share of district population
9,2%
Rank in the district (population)
4th of 14
National rank (population)
158th of 308
National rank (density)
264th of 308
National rank (area)
13th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
6.432 (48,5%)
Women
6.826 (51,5%)
Portuguese nationality
13.071 (98,6%)
Foreign nationality
187 (1,4%)
Ageing index
177,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
5.382
Average household size
2,40 people
Dwellings
10.408
Buildings
9.397
With higher education (15+)
10,2% (1.147)
Unemployment rate
16,51%

Population by age group

0-141.965 · 14,8%15-241.472 · 11,1%25-646.343 · 47,8%65+3.478 · 26,2%
Residents by age group (13.258 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
11.783
Voters
7.225 (61,32%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)2.87239,75%3
PCP-PEV2.81939,02%3
CH77910,78%1
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP5697,88%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
11.783
Voters
7.224 (61,31%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS2.86439,65%9
PCP-PEV2.55435,35%8
CH93312,92%2
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP6749,33%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
Álvaro José Pato Azedo
Address
Praça Sacadura Cabral, 7860-207 Moura
Telephone
285250400
Email
cmmoura@cm-moura.pt
Website
www.cm-moura.pt

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

On the web

Q551662 · Wikipedia · www.cm-moura.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Barrancos (20,6 km) · Mourão (20,6 km) · Portel (40,4 km) · Reguengos de Monsaraz (33,6 km) · Serpa (28,5 km) · Vidigueira (37,8 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Beja: 57,8 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.)
  • 1.438 – 4.373
  • 4.839 – 6.206
  • 6.712 – 7.684
  • 8.874 – 13.757
  • 29.538 – 33.394
Density (inh./km²)
  • 4,8 – 8,5
  • 8,6 – 11,9
  • 12,1 – 13,8
  • 16,4 – 19,4
  • 25,4 – 29,1
Area (km²)
  • 168,4 – 264,9
  • 316,6 – 569,4
  • 648,2 – 777,9
  • 958,5 – 1.146,5
  • 1.292,9 – 1.720,6
Quantile classes · current municipality
Moura 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 Beja

Aljustrel · Almodôvar · Alvito · Barrancos · Beja · Castro Verde · Cuba · Ferreira do Alentejo · Mértola · Odemira · Ourique · Serpa · Vidigueira

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