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Gâmbia-Pontes-Alto da Guerra

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

Gâmbia-Pontes-Alto da Guerra had 6.809 residents in the 2021 Census, 18,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 24,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 4 parishes and its centroid is 9,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Setúbal.

Population (inh.)
  • 5.357
  • 6.809
  • 20.946
  • 37.757
  • 52.627
Density (inh./km²)
  • 81,8
  • 204,9
  • 302,2
  • 1.026,8
  • 2.062,2
Area (km²)
  • 25,5
  • 33,2
  • 36,8
  • 65,5
  • 69,3
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 Setúbal

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Gâmbia-Pontes-Alto da Guerra6.80933,23204,9
2Sado5.35765,4981,8
3Setúbal (São Sebastião)52.62725,522.062,2
4União das freguesias de Azeitão (São Lourenço e São Simão)20.94669,32302,2
5União das freguesias de Setúbal (São Julião, Nossa Senhora da Anunciada e Santa Maria da Graça)37.75736,771.026,8
Code (DTMNFR)
151207
Resident population (2021)
6.809
Area
33,23 km²
Density
204,9 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
5,5%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th of 5

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
3.365 (49,4%)
Women
3.444 (50,6%)
Portuguese nationality
6.625 (97,3%)
Foreign nationality
184 (2,7%)
Ageing index
108,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
2.492
Average household size *
2,68 people
Dwellings
2.889
Classic family dwellings
2.876
Buildings
2.219
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
24,0% (1.354)
Unemployment rate *
5,88% (H 4,82% · M 6,97%)
Active / employed population
3.335 / 3.139

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 1.161 (17,1%); 15-24 years: 761 (11,2%); 25-64 years: 3.632 (53,3%); 65+ years: 1.255 (18,4%)0-141.161 · 17,1%15-24761 · 11,2%25-643.632 · 53,3%65+1.255 · 18,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (6.809).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years1.161611550
15-24 years761391370
25-64 years3.6321.8011.831
65+ years1.255562693

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

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Setúbal
9,2 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
6.022
Voters
3.700
Turnout
61,44% (2021: 52,49%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
1.18131,92%5
PS
Partido Socialista
88323,86%3
SET-V 25
Setúbal de Volta
67418,22%3
CH
CHEGA
59216,00%2
IL
Iniciativa Liberal
1754,73%0
B.E.
Bloco de Esquerda
431,16%0
ADN
ALTERNATIVA DEMOCRÁTICA NACIONAL
411,11%0
Blank votes661,78%
Null votes451,22%

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

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.

Heraldry

Coat of arms: escudo de azul, vieira de prata carregada de cruz da Ordem de Santiago de vermelho e duas pirâmides de sal de prata, tudo em roquete; ponta ondada de três tiras ondadas de prata e azul, tendo vogante barco de ouro guarnecido de negro e com remos de ouro. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel de prata com a legenda em letras negras maiúsculas "Gâmbia-Pontes-Alto da Guerra".

Flag: branca. Cordões e borlas de azul e prata. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos do artigo 18.º da Lei 53/91, com a legenda "Freguesia de Gâmbia-Pontes- Alto da Guerra".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 897/2016, Diário da República n.º 197/2016, Série II de 2016-10-13 (issuer: Freguesia de Gâmbia-Pontes-Alto da Guerra). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua da Junta, N.º 1 EN 10 Pontes
Gâmbia-Pontes-Alto da Guerra (SETÚBAL)
2910-312 GÂMBIA-PONTES-ALTO DA GUERRA
Telephone
265706124
Fax
265706180
Email
geral@jf-gpag.pt
Website
www.jf-gpag.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
38,55861, -8,76611
Official website
www.junta-freg-gambia.org
Wikipedia
Gâmbia - Pontes - Alto da Guerra
Wikidata
Q1878432

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