Moita

Moita
Moita
	Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 38°39′N 08°59′W
Country	Portugal
Region	Lisboa
Metropolitan area	Lisbon
District	Setúbal
Parishes	4
Government
• President	Rui Garcia (CDU)
Area
• Total	55.26 km2 (21.34 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	66,029
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	Tuesday after the 2nd Sunday of September
Website	http://www.cm-moita.pt

Moita (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmojtɐ] (listen)) 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, growing from 533,2/km2 in 1960. 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.

The present Mayor is Rui Garcia, elected by the Democratic Unity Coalition. The municipal holiday is the 1st Tuesday after the 2nd Sunday of September.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

References

Instituto Nacional de Estatística
"Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 74-75" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.

External links

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[ine-1] Instituto Nacional de Estatística

[dgt-2] "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.

[3] Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 74-75" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2014.