The Municipality of Mafra transferred competencies to the Parish of Encarnação, assigning it a total amount of 242,473.28 euros for the management of public roads, green spaces and urban furniture. This transfer falls within the national process of decentralization of competencies from Municipalities to Parishes, which aims to ensure greater proximity, response capacity and efficiency in the execution of urban maintenance tasks.
The distribution of the budget includes 117,497.87 euros for green spaces, 113,068.41 euros for roads and public spaces and 11,907.00 euros for the maintenance and repair of urban furniture. The list of roads and public spaces covers 428 items, with investments ranging between 10.46 euros and 1,827.08 euros, and the roads with investments exceeding one thousand euros include roads such as Regional Road 247, National Road 9 and Municipal Road 554, as well as various paths and streets in several localities of the parish.
Regarding green spaces, the values range from 22.46 euros for the Small roundabout with palm tree at Praceta Outeiro do Rio Barril to 21,977.74 euros destined for Jardim do Pão. Among the spaces with the highest investment are Largo da Junta de Freguesia with 14,957.91 euros, the Garden with mine square at 18,688.84 euros, and the Moon-shaped space near number 59 at 3,723.75 euros.
In addition to the transfer from the Municipality, the Parish of Encarnação also received 196,202.60 euros from the State Budget in 2026, calculated based on demographic, geographic, economic and social criteria. According to the 2021 Census, the Parish of Carvoeira has a population of 4,918 inhabitants.
