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Parish of the municipality of Alenquer (Alenquer), district of Lisboa.

Meca had 1.617 residents in the 2021 Census, 25,4% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,5% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 7 parishes and its centroid is 1,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Alenquer.

Population (inh.)
  • 1.049 – 1.494
  • 1.565 – 1.617
  • 1.806 – 2.000
  • 2.911 – 4.157
  • 12.026 – 14.622
Density (inh./km²)
  • 25,8 – 81,5
  • 86,5 – 90,1
  • 90,1 – 104,1
  • 114,5 – 217,6
  • 240,1 – 596,3
Area (km²)
  • 8,3 – 18,1
  • 18,3 – 22,2
  • 24,5 – 28,0
  • 28,1 – 46,2
  • 46,3 – 50,1
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 11 parishes of Alenquer

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Carnota1.56518,0986,5
2Meca1.61714,12114,5
3Olhalvo1.8068,30217,6
4Ota1.19546,3225,8
5União das freguesias de Abrigada e Cabanas de Torres4.15746,1590,1
6União das freguesias de Aldeia Galega da Merceana e Aldeia Gavinha2.91127,96104,1
7União das freguesias de Alenquer (Santo Estêvão e Triana)12.02650,08240,1
8União das freguesias de Carregado e Cadafais14.62224,52596,3
9União das freguesias de Ribafria e Pereiro de Palhacana1.49418,3481,5
10Ventosa2.00022,2190,1
11Vila Verde dos Francos1.04928,1337,3
Code (DTMNFR)
110107
Resident population (2021)
1.617
Area
14,12 km²
Density
114,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
3,6%
Rank in the municipality (population)
7th of 11

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
776 (48,0%)
Women
841 (52,0%)
Portuguese nationality
1.582 (97,8%)
Foreign nationality
35 (2,2%)
Ageing index
200,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
615
Average household size *
2,60 people
Dwellings
927
Classic family dwellings
925
Buildings
895
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,5% (134)
Unemployment rate *
7,41% (H 5,96% · M 9,04%)
Active / employed population
729 / 675

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 205 (12,7%); 15-24 years: 176 (10,9%); 25-64 years: 825 (51,0%); 65+ years: 411 (25,4%)0-14205 · 12,7%15-24176 · 10,9%25-64825 · 51,0%65+411 · 25,4%
Residents by age group and share of the total (1.617).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years205103102
15-24 years1768294
25-64 years825407418
65+ years411184227

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

União das freguesias de Alenquer (Santo Estêvão e Triana) · Olhalvo · União das freguesias de Abrigada e Cabanas de Torres · Ota · União das freguesias de Ribafria e Pereiro de Palhacana · Carnota · União das freguesias de Aldeia Galega da Merceana e Aldeia Gavinha

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Alenquer
1,2 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
1.475
Voters
959
Turnout
65,02% (2021: 59,23%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		54656,93%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL.PPM.MPT.NC
TODOS		18218,98%2
CH
CHEGA		11011,47%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		10711,16%1
Blank votes101,04%
Null votes40,42%

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

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
Rua Luís de Camões, N.º 9
Meca (ALENQUER)
2580-181 MECA
Telephone
263732008
Email
geral@freguesiademeca.pt
Website
www.freguesiademeca.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,08972, -9,02556
Wikipedia
Meca (Alenquer)
Wikidata
Q1452082

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