Moita () is a municipality in the district of

Setúbal Setúbal (, , ; cel-x-proto, Caetobrix) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2014 was 118,166, occupying an area of . The city itself had 89,303 inhabitants in 2001. It lies within the Lisbon metropolitan area. In the ti ...

in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 66,029,Instituto Nacional de Estatística
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. The municipal holiday is the 1st Tuesday after the 2nd Sunday of September.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (''

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''): * Alhos Vedros * Baixa da Banheira e Vale da Amoreira * Moita * Gaio-Rosário e Sarilhos Pequenos

Notable people

* Ana de Mendonça (1460-1542) was a maid of Joanna la Beltraneja and mistress of King

John II of Portugal John II ( pt, João II; ; 3 March 1455 – 25 October 1495), called the Perfect Prince ( pt, o Príncipe Perfeito, link=no), was King of Portugal from 1481 until his death in 1495, and also for a brief time in 1477. He is known for re-establishi ...

* Carolina Santos (born in 1986) a Portuguese legal adviser, model and TV actress

Sport

* Manuel Fernandes (born 1951) a football manager and former player with 485 club caps and 31 for

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, In recognized minority languages of Portugal: :* mwl, República Pertuesa is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian ...

Carlos Manuel Carlos Manuel Correia dos Santos (; born 15 January 1958), known as Carlos Manuel, is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a central midfielder, and a manager. Best known for his spell at Benfica, for which he appeared ...

(born 1958) a Portuguese retired footballer with 371 club caps and 43 for

* Diamantino Miranda (born 1959) a football manager and former player with 344 club caps and 22 for

References

External links

Town Hall official website
Towns in Portugal Populated places in Setúbal District Municipalities of Setúbal District {{Setúbal-geo-stub