The population according to the 2000 census was 12,211;[2] the latest official estimate (for 2019) is 7,060.

[1] The district covers a total area of 780 km2.

[2] The district includes the Gulf of Montijo and the islands in it.

Montijo District is divided administratively into the following corregimientos:

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