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Parish of the municipality of Mação (Mação), district of Santarém.

Ortiga had 534 residents in the 2021 Census, 48,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 10,4% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 5 parishes and its centroid is 13,9 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Mação.

Population (inh.)
  • 387 – 519
  • 534
  • 804
  • 965
  • 3.193
Density (inh./km²)
  • 8,7 – 10,3
  • 10,6
  • 13,6
  • 23,8
  • 32,6
Area (km²)
  • 16,4 – 37,6
  • 48,9
  • 70,9
  • 92,1
  • 134,1
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 6 parishes of Mação

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Amêndoa38737,6110,3
2Cardigos96570,9313,6
3Carvoeiro51948,9210,6
4Envendos80492,058,7
5Ortiga53416,3732,6
6União das freguesias de Mação, Penhascoso e Aboboreira3.193134,1123,8
Code (DTMNFR)
141307
Resident population (2021)
534
Area
16,37 km²
Density
32,6 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
8,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th of 6

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
263 (49,3%)
Women
271 (50,7%)
Portuguese nationality
531 (99,4%)
Foreign nationality
3 (0,6%)
Ageing index
1.087,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
230
Average household size *
2,12 people
Dwellings
449
Classic family dwellings
445
Buildings
442
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
10,4% (53)
Unemployment rate *
5,62% (H 5,05% · M 6,33%)
Active / employed population
178 / 168

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 24 (4,5%); 15-24 years: 36 (6,7%); 25-64 years: 213 (39,9%); 65+ years: 261 (48,9%)0-1424 · 4,5%15-2436 · 6,7%25-64213 · 39,9%65+261 · 48,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (534).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years241014
15-24 years362115
25-64 years21311697
65+ years261116145

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 Mação
13,9 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
442
Voters
365
Turnout
82,58% (2021: 77,44%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
18851,51%4
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata
15843,29%3
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
113,01%0
Blank votes20,55%
Null votes61,64%

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
Largo da Junta
Ortiga (MAÇÂO)
6120-553 ORTIGA
Telephone
241573389
Fax
241573389
Email
freguesia-ortiga@sapo.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
39,48500, -8,02111
Wikipedia
Ortiga (Mação)
Wikidata
Q1010902

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