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Odemira

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

Odemira had 29.538 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 22,6% were aged 65 or over; 10,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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29.538inhabitants (2021 Census)
284district-seat telephone code
1town hall14parish councils23schools

Mayor: Hélder António Guerreiro · Tel. 283320900 · Email: geral@cm-odemira.pt · www.cm-odemira.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.)
  • 374 – 442
  • 633 – 922
  • 995 – 1.883
  • 1.975 – 3.373
  • 5.660 – 8.699
Density (inh./km²)
  • 3,9 – 5,9
  • 6,3 – 7,6
  • 8,3 – 12,8
  • 25,1 – 27,9
  • 52,2 – 74,0
Area (km²)
  • 37,9 – 65,9
  • 76,5 – 94,4
  • 103,5 – 121,0
  • 144,2 – 155,4
  • 163,7 – 347,3
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 14 parishes of Odemira

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
1São Teotónio8.699347,2525,1
2Vila Nova de Milfontes5.66076,4874,0
3São Salvador e Santa Maria3.373121,0027,9
4Longueira/Almograve2.33491,6925,5
5Boavista dos Pinheiros1.97537,8552,2
6São Luís1.883146,6512,8
7São Martinho das Amoreiras1.047144,177,3
8Relíquias995120,088,3
9Sabóia922155,425,9
10Colos784103,487,6
11Santa Clara-a-Velha633163,673,9
12Bicos44252,618,4
13Vale de Santiago41765,896,3
14Luzianes-Gare37494,364,0
INE code (DTMN)
0211
Resident population
29.538
Area
1.720,60 km²
Density
17,2 inh./km²
Parishes
14
Share of district population
20,5%
Rank in the district (population)
2nd of 14
National rank (population)
89th of 308
National rank (density)
251st of 308
National rank (area)
1st of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
16.367 (55,4%)
Women
13.171 (44,6%)
Portuguese nationality
21.218 (71,8%)
Foreign nationality
8.319 (28,2%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
226,4 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
11.399
Average household size
2,49 people
Dwellings
22.396
Buildings
19.070
With higher education (15+)
10,7% (2.848)
Unemployment rate
5,11%

Population by age group

0-142.955 · 10,0%15-242.736 · 9,3%25-6417.158 · 58,1%65+6.689 · 22,6%
Residents by age group (29.538 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
20.252
Voters
12.478 (61,61%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS (elected council president)5.62245,06%4
CH2.19717,61%1
PCP-PEV2.12617,04%1
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP1.60912,89%1
IL3552,85%0
BE.L2291,84%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
20.252
Voters
12.477 (61,61%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PS5.27342,26%10
CH2.24517,99%4
PCP-PEV2.14217,17%4
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP1.69613,59%3
IL3712,97%0
BE.L3642,92%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
Hélder António Guerreiro
Address
Praça da República, 7630-139 Odemira
Telephone
283320900
Email
geral@cm-odemira.pt
Website
www.cm-odemira.pt

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

On the web

Q551669 · Wikipedia · www.cm-odemira.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Aljezur (39,7 km) · Monchique (32,4 km) · Ourique (25,4 km) · Santiago do Cacém (38,5 km) · Silves (42,7 km) · Sines (39,5 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Beja: 69,7 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
Odemira 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 · Moura · Mértola · Ourique · Serpa · Vidigueira

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