Santarém District
The District of Santarém (Portuguese: [Distrito de Santarém] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is in central Portugal. The district capital is the city of Santarém. Its area is 6,747 km2 (2,605 sq mi). 475,344 people live there.
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| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Centro and Alentejo |
| Historical province | Ribatejo (partly Beira Baixa and Beira Litoral) |
| No. of municipalities | 21 |
| No. of parishes | 193 |
| Capital | Santarém |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,747 km2 (2,605 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 475,344 |
| • Density | 70.453/km2 (182.472/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | PT-14 |
| No. of parliamentary representatives | 9 |
Municipalities
The district has 21 municipalities:
- Abrantes
- Alcanena
- Almeirim
- Alpiarça
- Benavente
- Cartaxo
- Chamusca
- Constância
- Coruche
- Entroncamento
- Ferreira do Zêzere
- Golegã
- Mação
- Ourém
- Rio Maior
- Salvaterra de Magos
- Santarém
- Sardoal
- Tomar
- Torres Novas
- Vila Nova da Barquinha
Santarém District Media
the Aroeira 3 skull of a 400,000 year old Homo Heidelbergensis,The oldest trace of human history in Portugal.