Districts of Portugal
The Districts of Portugal (Portuguese: [Distritos de Portugal] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) are administrative regions of Portugal. It is divided into 18 districts.
| District | |
|---|---|
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| Category | 1st-level administrative division |
| Location | Portugal |
| Created | 1835 |
| Number | 18 |
| Populations | 127,018–2,135,992 |
| Areas | 2,255–10,225 km² |
| Government | Appointed administration |
| Subdivisions | Municipality Parish |
Each district has their own civil governor, who is part of the Central Government of Portugal.
List
| District | Area | Population | Municipalities | Parishes | Province of 1936 | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aveiro | 2,808 | 714,200 | 19 | 147 | Beira Litoral Province + Douro Litoral Province | Norte, Centro |
| Beja | 10,225 | 152,758 | 14 | 75 | Baixo Alentejo | Alentejo |
| Braga | 2,673 | 848,185 | 14 | 347 | Minho | Norte |
| Bragança | 6,608 | 136,252 | 12 | 226 | Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Province | Norte |
| Castelo Branco | 6,675 | 196,264 | 11 | 120 | Beira Baixa Province | Centro |
| Coimbra | 3,947 | 430,104 | 17 | 155 | Beira Baixa Province, Beira Litoral | Centro |
| Évora | 7,393 | 166,706 | 14 | 69 | Alto Alentejo | Alentejo |
| Faro | 4,960 | 451,006 | 16 | 67 | Algarve Province | Algarve |
| Guarda | 5,518 | 160,939 | 14 | 242 | Beira Alta Province (partly Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro) | Centro (partly Norte, only Vila Nova de Foz Côa) |
| Leiria | 3,515 | 470,930 | 16 | 110 | Beira Litoral Province, Estremadura | Centro |
| Lisbon | 2,800 | 2,250,533 | 16 | 134 | Estremadura (partly Ribatejo) | Lisbon (partly Alentejo) |
| Portalegre | 6,065 | 118,506 | 15 | 69 | Alto Alentejo Province (partly Ribatejo) | Alentejo |
| Porto | 2,395 | 1,817,117 | 18 | 243 | Douro Litoral Province | Norte |
| Santarém | 6,747 | 453,638 | 21 | 141 | Ribatejo Province (partly Beira Baixa and Beira Litoral) | Centro, Alentejo |
| Setúbal | 5,064 | 851,258 | 13 | 55 | Estremadura Province, Baixo Alentejo Province | Lisbon, Alentejo |
| Viana do Castelo | 2,255 | 244,836 | 10 | 208 | Minho | Norte |
| Vila Real | 4,328 | 206,661 | 14 | 197 | Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro | Norte |
| Viseu | 5,007 | 377,653 | 24 | 277 | Beira Alta, (partly Douro Litoral) | Centro, Norte |