Montijo, Portugal

Montijo
Flag of Montijo
Coat of arms of Montijo
Coordinates: 38°41′N 08°54′W / 38.683°N 8.900°W / 38.683; -8.900
Country Portugal
RegionLisbon
Metropolitan areaLisbon
DistrictSetúbal
Parishes5
Government
 • PresidentNuno Canta (PS)
Area
 • Total348.62 km2 (134.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total55,732
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidaySaint Peter
June 29
Websitehttp://www.mun-montijo.pt

Montijo (Portuguese pronunciation: [mõˈtiʒu] ) is a city and municipality in Setúbal District in Portugal. Its name was Aldeia Galega do Ribatejo or simply Aldeia Galega until 1930. The population in 2021 was 55,732,[1] in an area of 348.62 km2.[2] The city of Montijo proper had a population of 25,719 in 2001.[3]

It is one of the few municipalities in Portugal without territorial continuity; that is, its component parts are not conjoined. It is located in the Lisbon metropolitan area.

  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. ^ "UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004". Nuno Pires Soares. Instituto Geográfico Português (Geographic Institute of Portugal).