Milharado
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Parish of the municipality of Mafra (Mafra), district of Lisboa.
Milharado had 7.645 residents in the 2021 Census, 14,6% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 20,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 8 parishes and its centroid is 10,7 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Mafra.
- 2.848 – 4.396
- 4.434 – 4.693
- 4.918 – 7.645
- 9.647 – 10.815
- 12.359 – 20.781
- 125,7 – 144,8
- 172,5 – 177,0
- 312,9 – 346,9
- 366,9 – 433,4
- 572,5 – 1.025,6
- 8,2 – 16,9
- 24,4 – 24,8
- 28,5 – 29,5
- 30,6 – 31,7
- 37,1 – 48,0
The 11 parishes of Mafra
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| # | Parish | Population | Area (km²) | Inhab./km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carvoeira | 2.848 | 8,21 | 346,9 |
| 2 | Encarnação | 4.918 | 28,51 | 172,5 |
| 3 | Ericeira | 12.359 | 12,05 | 1.025,6 |
| 4 | Mafra | 20.781 | 47,95 | 433,4 |
| 5 | Milharado | 7.645 | 24,43 | 312,9 |
| 6 | Santo Isidoro | 4.396 | 24,83 | 177,0 |
| 7 | União das freguesias de Azueira e Sobral da Abelheira | 4.434 | 30,63 | 144,8 |
| 8 | União das freguesias de Enxara do Bispo, Gradil e Vila Franca do Rosário | 3.979 | 31,65 | 125,7 |
| 9 | União das freguesias de Igreja Nova e Cheleiros | 4.693 | 37,07 | 126,6 |
| 10 | União das freguesias de Malveira e São Miguel de Alcainça | 9.647 | 16,85 | 572,5 |
| 11 | União das freguesias de Venda do Pinheiro e Santo Estêvão das Galés | 10.815 | 29,48 | 366,9 |
- Code (DTMNFR)
- 110911
- Resident population (2021)
- 7.645
- Area
- 24,43 km²
- Density
- 312,9 inh./km²
- Share of the municipality (population)
- 8,8%
- Rank in the municipality (population)
- 5th 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
- 3.785 (49,5%)
- Women
- 3.860 (50,5%)
- Portuguese nationality
- 7.404 (96,8%)
- Foreign nationality
- 241 (3,2%)
- Ageing index
- 82,4 elderly per 100 young people
- Private households
- 2.758
- Average household size *
- 2,76 people
- Dwellings
- 3.220
- Classic family dwellings
- 3.216
- Buildings
- 2.378
- Buildings with 7 or more floors
- 2
- With higher education (15+)
- 20,0% (1.257)
- Unemployment rate *
- 5,39% (H 5,30% · M 5,48%)
- Active / employed population
- 3.935 / 3.723
Population by age group
| Age group | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-14 years | 1.356 | 711 | 645 |
| 15-24 years | 969 | 508 | 461 |
| 25-64 years | 4.202 | 2.065 | 2.137 |
| 65+ years | 1.118 | 501 | 617 |
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
Sapataria (Sobral de Monte Agraço) · União das freguesias de Venda do Pinheiro e Santo Estêvão das Galés · União das freguesias de Enxara do Bispo, Gradil e Vila Franca do Rosário · Bucelas (Loures) · Arranhó (Arruda dos Vinhos) · União das freguesias de Malveira e São Miguel de Alcainça · Fanhões (Loures) · Lousa (Loures)
- Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Mafra
- 10,7 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
- 6.279
- Voters
- 4.022
- Turnout
- 64,05% (2021: 56,14%)
- Seats
- 13
| List | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPD/PSD Partido Social Democrata | 2.302 | 57,24% | 9 |
| PS Partido Socialista | 696 | 17,30% | 2 |
| CH CHEGA | 577 | 14,35% | 2 |
| IL Iniciativa Liberal | 202 | 5,02% | 0 |
| PCP-PEV CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária | 138 | 3,43% | 0 |
| Blank votes | 58 | 1,44% | |
| Null votes | 49 | 1,22% |
Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PPD/PSD.
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 S. Miguel, N.º 19
Milharado (MAFRA)
2665-314 MILHARADO - Telephone
- 219856713
- Fax
- 219856714
- geral@milharado.pt
- Website
- www.milharado.pt
Source: DGAL - Portal Autárquico (Direção-Geral das Autarquias Locais), consulted on 25/09/2026.
More information
- Coordinates
- 38,94944, -9,19611
- Wikipedia
- Milharado
- Wikidata
- Q1024992
Source: Wikidata (data under CC0 1.0), consulted on 24/09/2026. The patron saint and coordinates are those recorded on Wikidata.
Services and territory
Education · Emergencies · Health · Fire services · Citizen desks · Climate · Rents · Codes · Bodies
Education
Infoescolas 2020 (DGEEC) lists 27 schools in the municipality of Mafra. The source names the municipality, not the parish.
- Colégio Art & Manha — Código DGEEC 1109866. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Colégio Miramar — Código DGEEC 1109661. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo, secundário científico-humanístico. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Colégio Santo André — Código DGEEC 1109902. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo, 2.º ciclo, 3.º ciclo, secundário científico-humanístico. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Colégio Verde Água — Código DGEEC 1109288. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo, 2.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica Artur Patrocínio, Azueira, Mafra — Código DGEEC 1109058. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica Dr. Sanches de Brito, Mafra — Código DGEEC 1109612. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica Hélia Correia, Mafra — Código DGEEC 1109646. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica Prof. João Dias Agudo, Póvoa da Galega, Mafra — Código DGEEC 1109990. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica São Miguel do Milharado, Milharado, Mafra — Código DGEEC 1109003. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica São Miguel, Enxara do Bispo, Mafra — Código DGEEC 1109842. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica São Silvestre do Gradil, Gradil, Mafra — Código DGEEC 1109002. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica da Ericeira, Mafra — Código DGEEC 1109030. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica da Freguesia da Carvoeira, Fonte Boa da Brincosa, Mafra — Código DGEEC 1109950. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica da Freguesia da Encarnação, Encarnação, Mafra — Código DGEEC 1109230. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
- Escola Básica da Freguesia de Santo Isidoro, Lagoa, Mafra — Código DGEEC 1109583. Ciclos no Infoescolas 2020: 1.º ciclo. A fonte indica o concelho, não a freguesia.
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See all schools in the municipality
There are no higher-education units (DGEEC) with an address in this municipality.
Bank branches are left out: there is no republishable national open list. NHS hospitals appear below when the official name includes the municipality. Fire services exist only for Lisbon (CML POI).
Emergency contacts
- Linha SNS 24
- 808 24 24 24
- Número europeu de emergência
- 112
National numbers, the same in every parish. Confirmado na página oficial de SNS 24. Source: SNS 24; INEM.
NHS hospitals
No NHS institution with this municipality in the official name. See the national list in the catalogue.
Fire services
No fire stations in this municipality in the open list we republish. Only Lisbon publishes a usable POI (CC0); INE series are counts, not directories. See what exists in the catalogue.
Citizen shops and desks
AMA service points in the municipality (rows linked to this parish first when the locality matches):
- Espaço Cidadão de Milharado — Horário: 2ª a 6ª das 10:00 às 16:00 · Largo S, Miguel, 19 2665-314 Mafra 2665-314
There are 9 in the municipality in total.
Source: AMA / dados.gov.pt (CC BY).
Climate
1991–2020 climate normals for the station Torres Vedras / Dois Portos (IPMA no. 739), 12,0 km in a straight line from the geometric centre of the parish. Temperature and precipitation are those of the station.
| Month | Mean temp. (°C) | Maximum (°C) | Minimum (°C) | Precipitation (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9,8 | 14,3 | 5,4 | 81,3 |
| Feb | 10,7 | 15,4 | 6,0 | 62,0 |
| Mar | 13,0 | 18,0 | 7,9 | 60,9 |
| Apr | 14,4 | 19,3 | 9,4 | 63,3 |
| May | 16,7 | 22,0 | 11,4 | 48,0 |
| Jun | 19,4 | 24,9 | 14,0 | 16,0 |
| Jul | 21,3 | 26,8 | 15,7 | 3,8 |
| Aug | 21,9 | 27,8 | 16,0 | 5,6 |
| Sep | 20,3 | 26,3 | 14,4 | 31,2 |
| Oct | 17,3 | 22,5 | 12,2 | 90,8 |
| Nov | 13,1 | 17,5 | 8,6 | 98,0 |
| Dec | 10,5 | 14,8 | 6,3 | 86,8 |
| Year | 15,7 | — | — | 647,9 |
Source: IPMA, ficha da normal climatológica, período 1991-2020. Climate region: Ribatejo e Oeste. Station altitude: 111,8 m. Distance calculated between the CAOP2025 centroid and the coordinates published by IPMA.
Rent and cost of living
Median rent of new contracts in Milharado, 2025: 7,36 €/m².
In the municipality of Mafra the median value in 2025 is 10,66 €/m². This figure is for the municipality.
The consumer price index is national, not by parish. Year-on-year change in Agosto de 2026: 3,3% (INE 0014648).
Source: INE, indicador 0014773 (CC BY 4.0), Local housing rent statistics, 2026 methodology. Reference year 2025. IPC: indicator 0014648.
Postcodes and telephone
Postcode of the parish-council address: 2665-314 (Largo S. Miguel, N.º 19, Milharado (MAFRA), 2665-314 MILHARADO).
Geographic telephone code of the district/region seat (Lisboa): 21. It is not exclusive to this parish.
We do not republish the full CTT postcode database. The parish council telephone is 219856713.
Public bodies
Junta de Milharado — Largo S. Miguel, N.º 19, Milharado (MAFRA), 2665-314 MILHARADO · 2665-314 · 219856713 · [email protected] · http://www.milharado.pt
Câmara Municipal de Mafra — Presidente: Hugo Manuel Moreira Luís · Praça do Município, 2644-001 Mafra · 2644-001 · 261810100 · [email protected] · https://www.cm-mafra.pt
Other parish councils of the municipality in the catalogue · Catalogue filtered by Mafra
Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026