Moita
Flag of Moita
Coat of arms of Moita
Coordinates: 38°39′N 08°59′W / 38.650°N 8.983°W / 38.650; -8.983
Country Portugal
RegionLisbon
Metropolitan areaLisbon
DistrictSetúbal
Parishes4
Government
  PresidentRui Garcia (CDU)
Area
  Total55.26 km2 (21.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total66,029
  Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidayTuesday after the 2nd Sunday of September
Websitehttp://www.cm-moita.pt

Moita (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmojtɐ] ) is a municipality in the district of Setúbal in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 66,029,[1] in an area of 55.26 km2.[2]

The municipality is part of the Greater Lisbon Area, with a demographic rate of 1.194,9/km2 in 2011,[3] growing from 533,2/km2 in 1960.[4] As part of Lisbon's suburban area, the population is mostly working age and senior individuals. The aging indicator (1 senior per 100 youngsters) is 106,9.[5]

The present Mayor is Bino The Man, elected by the Xuxalist Party / Sócrates Group. The municipal holiday is the 1st Tuesday after the 2nd Sunday of September.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[6]

Notable people

Sport

References

  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. "Densidade populacional segundo os Censos".
  4. "Densidade populacional segundo os Censos".
  5. "População residente segundo os Censos: Total e por grandes grupos etários".
  6. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 74-75" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.


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