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Porto de Mós

Municipality of the district of Leiria (District of Leiria), region Centro (NUTS III: Região de Leiria).

Porto de Mós had 23.202 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 25,0% were aged 65 or over; 13,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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23.202inhabitants (2021 Census)
244district-seat telephone code
1town hall10parish councils19schools

Mayor: José Jorge Couto Vala · Tel. 244499600 · Email: geral@municipio-portodemos.pt · www.municipio-portodemos.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.)
  • 731 – 751
  • 892 – 1.549
  • 1.574 – 2.477
  • 2.548 – 3.197
  • 3.482 – 6.001
Density (inh./km²)
  • 18,2 – 22,0
  • 27,8 – 40,7
  • 70,1 – 120,0
  • 192,7 – 212,9
  • 222,9 – 231,1
Area (km²)
  • 10,7 – 13,2
  • 15,6 – 22,1
  • 26,6 – 28,2
  • 32,1 – 33,3
  • 38,6 – 41,3
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 10 parishes of Porto de Mós

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
1Porto de Mós - São João Baptista e São Pedro6.00128,19212,9
2Mira de Aire3.48215,62222,9
3Juncal3.19726,64120,0
4Pedreiras2.54813,22192,7
5Calvaria de Cima2.47710,72231,1
6União das freguesias de Arrimal e Mendiga1.57438,6440,7
7Alqueidão da Serra1.54922,1070,1
8Serro Ventoso89232,1027,8
9São Bento75141,3018,2
10União das freguesias de Alvados e Alcaria73133,3122,0
INE code (DTMN)
1016
Resident population
23.202
Area
261,83 km²
Density
88,6 inh./km²
Parishes
10
Share of district population
5,1%
Rank in the district (population)
7th of 16
National rank (population)
103rd of 308
National rank (density)
127th of 308
National rank (area)
124th of 308

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

2021 Census in detail

Men
11.272 (48,6%)
Women
11.930 (51,4%)
Portuguese nationality
22.306 (96,1%)
Foreign nationality
896 (3,9%)
Ageing index
201,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
9.283
Average household size
2,46 people
Dwellings
13.221
Buildings
11.325
With higher education (15+)
13,7% (2.794)
Unemployment rate
4,29%

Population by age group

0-142.876 · 12,4%15-242.526 · 10,9%25-6412.006 · 51,7%65+5.794 · 25,0%
Residents by age group (23.202 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
20.459
Voters
12.659 (61,87%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD (elected council president)7.94662,77%5
PS1.72013,59%1
CH1.45311,48%1
IL8506,71%0
PCP-PEV1821,44%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
20.459
Voters
12.659 (61,87%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD6.95454,93%13
PS2.47719,57%4
CH1.61612,77%3
IL8686,86%1
PCP-PEV1951,54%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
José Jorge Couto Vala
Address
Praça da República, 2484-001 Porto de Mós
Telephone
244499600
Email
geral@municipio-portodemos.pt
Website
www.municipio-portodemos.pt

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

On the web

Q1012710 · Wikipedia · www.municipio-portodemos.com/ · www.municipio-portodemos.pt/

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Alcanena (14,5 km) · Alcobaça (14,9 km) · Batalha (9,8 km) · Leiria (25,8 km) · Rio Maior (26,5 km) · Santarém (25,7 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Leiria: 14,1 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.)
  • 2.645 – 6.238
  • 11.642 – 12.746
  • 14.881 – 23.202
  • 26.429 – 50.910
  • 51.170 – 128.603
Density (inh./km²)
  • 26,3 – 39,6
  • 66,1 – 84,2
  • 88,6 – 139,6
  • 150,4 – 199,1
  • 208,4 – 340,8
Area (km²)
  • 66,8 – 91,3
  • 103,4 – 141,6
  • 160,5 – 176,1
  • 187,3 – 261,8
  • 408,1 – 626,0
Quantile classes · current municipality
Porto de Mós 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 Leiria

Alcobaça · Alvaiázere · Ansião · Batalha · Bombarral · Caldas da Rainha · Castanheira de Pêra · Figueiró dos Vinhos · Leiria · Marinha Grande · Nazaré · Pedrógão Grande · Peniche · Pombal · Óbidos

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