| Type: | municipality |
| Flag Border: | no |
| Coordinates: | 42.0764°N -8.4819°W |
| Region: | Norte |
| Cim: | Alto Minho |
| District: | Viana do Castelo |
| Leader Party: | PSD |
| Leader Name: | Antonio Barbosa |
| Area Total: | 211.31 |
| Population Total: | 19,230 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Parishes: | 24 |
Monção (pronounced as /pt/) is a municipality in the district of Viana do Castelo in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 19,230,[1] in an area of 211.31 km2.[2] The current Mayor is the Social Democrat António Barbosa. The municipal holiday is March 12.
Monção has a Hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa) with mild, rainy winters and hot dry summers, although short, the summer season is dry enough to avoid being classified has a humid subtropical climate or an oceanic climate like nearby Vigo.
| Population of Monção Municipality (1801–2011) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | |
| 12,095 | 14,983 | 26,077 | 24,585 | 27,393 | 23,799 | 21,799 | 19,956 | 19,230 | |
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 24 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]