Districts of Portugal

District
Category1st-level administrative division
LocationPortugal
Created1835
Number18
Populations127,018–2,135,992
Areas2,255–10,225 km²
GovernmentAppointed administration
SubdivisionsMunicipality
Parish

The Districts of Portugal (Portuguese: Distritos de Portugal) are administrative regions of Portugal. It is divided into 18 districts.

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
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