Districts of Portugal
first level local administrative unit in Portugal
The Districts of Portugal (Portuguese: Distritos de Portugal) are administrative regions of Portugal. It is divided into 18 districts.
| District | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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.
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| District | Area | Population | Municipalities | Parishes | Province of 1936 | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aveiro | 2,808 | Beira Litoral Province + Douro Litoral Province | Norte, Centro | |||
| Beja | 10,225 | Baixo Alentejo | Alentejo | |||
| Braga | 2,673 | Minho | Norte | |||
| Bragança | 6,608 | Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Province | Norte | |||
| Castelo Branco | 6,675 | Beira Baixa Province | Centro | |||
| Coimbra | 3,947 | Beira Baixa Province, Beira Litoral | Centro | |||
| Évora | 7,393 | Alto Alentejo | Alentejo | |||
| Faro | 4,960 | Algarve Province | Algarve | |||
| Guarda | 5,518 | Beira Alta Province (partly Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro) | Centro (partly Norte, only Vila Nova de Foz Côa) | |||
| Leiria | 3,515 | Beira Litoral Province, Estremadura | Centro | |||
| Lisbon | 2,800 | Estremadura (partly Ribatejo) | Lisbon (partly Alentejo) | |||
| Portalegre | 6,065 | Alto Alentejo Province (partly Ribatejo) | Alentejo | |||
| Porto | 2,395 | Douro Litoral Province | Norte | |||
| Santarém | 6,747 | Ribatejo Province (partly Beira Baixa and Beira Litoral) | Centro, Alentejo | |||
| Setúbal | 5,064 | Estremadura Province, Baixo Alentejo Province | Lisbon, Alentejo | |||
| Viana do Castelo | 2,255 | Minho | Norte | |||
| Vila Real | 4,328 | Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro | Norte | |||
| Viseu | 5,007 | Beira Alta, (partly Douro Litoral) | Centro, Norte |