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

Sado had 5.357 residents in the 2021 Census, 27,9% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 9,0% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 6 parishes and its centroid is 8,2 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)
151208
Resident population (2021)
5.357
Area
65,49 km²
Density
81,8 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
4,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
5th 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
2.645 (49,4%)
Women
2.712 (50,6%)
Portuguese nationality
5.168 (96,5%)
Foreign nationality
189 (3,5%)
Ageing index
214,1 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
2.109
Average household size *
2,54 people
Dwellings
2.484
Classic family dwellings
2.481
Buildings
2.123
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
9,0% (419)
Unemployment rate *
7,11% (H 6,92% · M 7,31%)
Active / employed population
2.363 / 2.195

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 697 (13,0%); 15-24 years: 521 (9,7%); 25-64 years: 2.647 (49,4%); 65+ years: 1.492 (27,9%)0-14697 · 13,0%15-24521 · 9,7%25-642.647 · 49,4%65+1.492 · 27,9%
Residents by age group and share of the total (5.357).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years697357340
15-24 years521275246
25-64 years2.6471.3271.320
65+ years1.492686806

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

Alcácer do Sal (Santa Maria do Castelo) (Alcácer do Sal) · Gâmbia-Pontes-Alto da Guerra · Setúbal (São Sebastião) · Carvalhal (Grândola) · União das freguesias de Poceirão e Marateca (Palmela) · Comporta (Alcácer do Sal)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Setúbal
8,2 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
4.961
Voters
2.907
Turnout
58,60% (2021: 49,79%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		1.03835,71%3
PS
Partido Socialista		60420,78%2
SET-V 25
Setúbal de Volta		53918,54%2
CH
CHEGA		52418,03%2
IL
Iniciativa Liberal		521,79%0
B.E.
Bloco de Esquerda		461,58%0
ADN
ALTERNATIVA DEMOCRÁTICA NACIONAL		250,86%0
Blank votes421,44%
Null votes371,27%

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 vermelho, flamingo de prata entre duas ânforas do tipo romano, de ouro; campanha diminuta de três tiras ondadas de prata e azul. Coroa mural de prata de três torres. Listel branco, com a legenda a negro: "SADO".

Flag: branca. Cordão e borlas de prata e vermelho. Haste e lança de ouro.

Seal: nos termos da lei, com a legenda: "Junta de Freguesia do Sado - Setúbal".

Heraldic ordinance published by Edital n.º 674/2011, Diário da República n.º 128/2011, Série II de 2011-07-06 (issuer: Freguesia de Sado). Excerpt of the official text (coat of arms, flag and seal), reproduced unchanged.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Rua Cooperativa de Hab. da Sapec - Quinta do Meio
Sado (SETÚBAL)
2910-327 SADO
Telephone
265783016
Fax
265793746
Email
geral@jf-sado.pt
Website
www.jf-sado.pt

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

More information

Coordinates
38,51556, -8,83306
Wikipedia
Sado (Setúbal)
Wikidata
Q2991226

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