about the place
Montijo is a municipality in the district of Setúbal, on the Setúbal Peninsula, covering 348.62 km² and home to 55,689 inhabitants (2021 census). It received its royal charter from King D. Manuel I on 15 September 1514, and its seat was known as Aldeia Galega do Ribatejo until 1930. The territory is discontinuous: it has a western part and an eastern part, around 15 km apart from each other. It comprises five parishes: Atalaia e Alto Estanqueiro-Jardia, Canha, Montijo e Afonsoeiro, Pegões and Sarilhos Grandes. The municipal public holiday falls on 29 June.
