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

Alhos Vedros had 16.146 residents in the 2021 Census, 18,7% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 15,7% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 1,5 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Moita.

Population (inh.)
  • 2.292
  • 16.146
  • 17.728
  • 30.089
Density (inh./km²)
  • 176,4
  • 901,5
  • 988,2
  • 4.686,8
Area (km²)
  • 6,4
  • 13,0
  • 17,9
  • 17,9
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 4 parishes of Moita

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1Alhos Vedros16.14617,91901,5
2Moita17.72817,94988,2
3União das freguesias de Baixa da Banheira e Vale da Amoreira30.0896,424.686,8
4União das freguesias de Gaio-Rosário e Sarilhos Pequenos2.29212,99176,4
Code (DTMNFR)
150601
Resident population (2021)
16.146
Area
17,91 km²
Density
901,5 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
24,4%
Rank in the municipality (population)
3rd of 4

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
7.904 (49,0%)
Women
8.242 (51,0%)
Portuguese nationality
15.350 (95,1%)
Foreign nationality
796 (4,9%)
Ageing index
113,0 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
6.499
Average household size *
2,47 people
Dwellings
8.144
Classic family dwellings
8.136
Buildings
3.654
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
15,7% (2.121)
Unemployment rate *
9,90% (H 9,06% · M 10,78%)
Active / employed population
7.754 / 6.986

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 2.674 (16,6%); 15-24 years: 1.693 (10,5%); 25-64 years: 8.758 (54,2%); 65+ years: 3.021 (18,7%)0-142.674 · 16,6%15-241.693 · 10,5%25-648.758 · 54,2%65+3.021 · 18,7%
Residents by age group and share of the total (16.146).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years2.6741.4041.270
15-24 years1.693918775
25-64 years8.7584.2444.514
65+ years3.0211.3381.683

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 Moita
1,5 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
14.240
Voters
7.683
Turnout
53,95% (2021: 45,99%)
Seats
13
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista
2.63034,23%5
CH
CHEGA
1.91124,87%4
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária
1.88324,51%3
PPD/PSD
Partido Social Democrata
6127,97%1
B.E.
Bloco de Esquerda
3144,09%0
ADN
ALTERNATIVA DEMOCRÁTICA NACIONAL
700,91%0
CDS-PP
CDS - Partido Popular
570,74%0
Blank votes1161,51%
Null votes901,17%

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 Cândido dos Reis
Alhos Vedros (MOITA)
2860-048 ALHOS VEDROS
Telephone
212040256
Fax
212025030
Email
geral@jfalhosvedros.pt
Website
www.jfalhosvedros.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
38,65000, -9,01667
Wikipedia
Alhos Vedros
Wikidata
Q955793

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