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União das freguesias de Montijo e Afonsoeiro

Parish of the municipality of Montijo (Montijo), district of Setúbal.

União das freguesias de Montijo e Afonsoeiro had 41.404 residents in the 2021 Census, 17,1% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 24,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 30,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Montijo.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.566
  • 3.243
  • 4.090
  • 5.379
  • 41.404
Density (inh./km²)
  • 7,4
  • 51,3
  • 275,5
  • 394,1
  • 1.316,1
Area (km²)
  • 11,8
  • 13,7
  • 31,5
  • 79,8
  • 212,0
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 5 parishes of Montijo

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Canha1.566211,977,4
2Sarilhos Grandes3.24311,77275,5
3União das freguesias de Atalaia e Alto Estanqueiro-Jardia5.37913,65394,1
4União das freguesias de Montijo e Afonsoeiro41.40431,461.316,1
5União das freguesias de Pegões4.09079,7751,3
Code (DTMNFR)
150710
Resident population (2021)
41.404
Area
31,46 km²
Density
1.316,1 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
74,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
1st of 5

Simplified designation (CAOP2025): “Montijo e Afonsoeiro”.

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente por freguesia, geografia 2025, ind. 0014584); DGT, CAOP2025 (área). Population refers to the 2021 census moment, compiled by INE for the parish boundaries in force in 2025.

2021 Census in detail

Men
19.795 (47,8%)
Women
21.609 (52,2%)
Portuguese nationality
37.566 (90,7%)
Foreign nationality
3.837 (9,3%)
Stateless
1 (less than 0.1%)
Ageing index
99,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
16.643
Average household size *
2,45 people
Dwellings
20.209
Classic family dwellings
20.169
Buildings
6.472
Buildings with 7 or more floors
254
With higher education (15+)
24,1% (8.258)
Unemployment rate *
9,64% (H 8,80% · M 10,50%)
Active / employed population
20.730 / 18.731

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 7.085 (17,1%); 15-24 years: 4.306 (10,4%); 25-64 years: 22.932 (55,4%); 65+ years: 7.081 (17,1%)0-147.085 · 17,1%15-244.306 · 10,4%25-6422.932 · 55,4%65+7.081 · 17,1%
Residents by age group and share of the total (41.404).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years7.0853.6693.416
15-24 years4.3062.1922.114
25-64 years22.93211.03511.897
65+ years7.0812.8994.182

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012481, 0012328, 0014632, obtained from the INE indicators API on 24/09/2026 (licence CC BY 4.0). Parish geography of 2025 (CAOP2025). Nationality (Portuguese, foreign, stateless) is INE indicator 0014632. * Indicator published by INE only for 2013 parish geography (NUTS 2024); used because the parish has the same territory in both geographies (identical population by sex and age group). Ageing index = population aged 65+ ÷ population aged 0–14 × 100; share with higher education = residents with completed higher education ÷ residents aged 15 or over (our calculations from INE figures).

Neighbouring parishes

Samouco (Alcochete) · União das freguesias de Atalaia e Alto Estanqueiro-Jardia · União das freguesias de Gaio-Rosário e Sarilhos Pequenos (Moita) · São Francisco (Alcochete) · Sarilhos Grandes · Alcochete (Alcochete) · União das freguesias de Barreiro e Lavradio (Barreiro)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Montijo
30,7 km

Neighbourhood calculated from official boundaries: DGT, Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (CAOP) 2025 (licence CC BY 4.0); two parishes are neighbours when they share a boundary segment. The distance is the straight-line (great-circle) distance between the geometric centroid of the parish and that of the municipality (in territories with islets, of the main part), not a road distance.

2025 local elections — Parish assembly

Registered voters
34.096
Voters
17.030
Turnout
49,95% (2021: 44,68%)
Seats
19
ListVotes%Seats
MVC
Montijo com Visão e Coração		4.57126,84%6
CH
CHEGA		4.15224,38%5
PPD/PSD.IL
PPD/PSD.IL - Montijo Merece Mais		2.91617,12%3
PS
Partido Socialista		2.62915,44%3
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1.4928,76%1
L
LIVRE		7774,56%1
ADN
ALTERNATIVA DEMOCRÁTICA NACIONAL		970,57%0
Blank votes2491,46%
Null votes1470,86%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: MVC.

Source: SGMAI — official results of the local elections of 12 October 2025 (Secretary-General of the Ministry of Internal Administration), consulted on 25/09/2026. Percentages calculated by SGMAI over total voters.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Av. dos Pescadores 78
Montijo
2870-114 MONTIJO
Telephone
212310879
Fax
212326538
Email
geral@jf-montijoeafonsoeiro.pt
Website
www.jf-montijoeafonsoeiro.pt

Source: DGAL - Portal Autárquico (Direção-Geral das Autarquias Locais), consulted on 25/09/2026.

More information

Coordinates
38,70500, -8,97500
Wikipedia
Montijo e Afonsoeiro
Wikidata
Q17512322

Source: Wikidata (data under CC0 1.0), consulted on 24/09/2026. The patron saint and coordinates are those recorded on Wikidata.

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