Mourão
Municipality of the district of Évora (District of Évora), region Alentejo (NUTS III: Alentejo Central).
Mourão had 2.351 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 28,0% were aged 65 or over; 8,2% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.
Arriving here
Mayor: João Filipe Cardoso Fernandes Fortes · Tel. 266560010 · Email: gap@cm-mourao.pt · www.cm-mourao.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.
- 295
- 514
- 1.542
- 5,6
- 5,8
- 11,4
- 50,9
- 92,6
- 135,2
The 3 parishes of Mourão
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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- INE code (DTMN)
- 0708
- Resident population
- 2.351
- Area
- 278,63 km²
- Density
- 8,4 inh./km²
- Parishes
- 3
- Share of district population
- 1,5%
- Rank in the district (population)
- 14th of 14
- National rank (population)
- 303rd of 308
- National rank (density)
- 299th of 308
- National rank (area)
- 113th of 308
INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)
2021 Census in detail
- Men
- 1.188 (50,5%)
- Women
- 1.163 (49,5%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 2.325 (98,9%)
- Foreign nationality
- 26 (1,1%)
- Ageing index
- 205,0 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 928
- Average household size
- 2,43 people
- Dwellings
- 1.947
- Buildings
- 1.845
- With higher education (15+)
- 8,2% (166)
- Unemployment rate
- 13,38%
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
- 2.135
- Voters
- 1.664 (77,94%)
- Seats
- 5
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP (elected council president) | 899 | 54,03% | 3 |
| PS | 580 | 34,86% | 2 |
| PCP-PEV | 111 | 6,67% | 0 |
| CH | 31 | 1,86% | 0 |
Municipal assembly
- Registered
- 2.135
- Voters
- 1.664 (77,94%)
- Seats
- 15
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD.CDS-PP | 856 | 51,44% | 8 |
| PS | 591 | 35,52% | 6 |
| PCP-PEV | 160 | 9,62% | 1 |
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
- João Filipe Cardoso Fernandes Fortes
- Address
- Praça da República, 20, 7240-233 Mourão
- Telephone
- 266560010
- gap@cm-mourao.pt
- Website
- www.cm-mourao.pt
Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).
On the web
Q1005121 · Wikipedia · www.cm-mourao.pt/
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Neighbouring municipalities
Alandroal (34,4 km) · Barrancos (27,1 km) · Moura (20,6 km) · Reguengos de Monsaraz (19,7 km)
Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Évora: 53,8 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
Schools (Infoescolas 2020)
3 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 Aldeia da Luz, Mourão | Código DGEEC 708494. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 2 | Escola Básica de Granja, Mourão | Código DGEEC 708047. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia. |
| 3 | Escola Básica de Mourão | Código DGEEC 708504. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo, 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo. 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 · Mora · 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