Municipalities of Portugal
second-level administrative country subdivision of Portugal
The municipality (Portuguese: município or concelho) is the second-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as written in the 1976 Constitution.[1]
| Municipality | |
|---|---|
| Also known as: Concelho | |
 | |
| Category | 2nd-level administrative division |
| Location | Portugal |
| Found in | Administrative region Autonomous region |
| Created | Middle Ages |
| Number | 308 |
| Populations | 451–529,485 |
| Areas | 7.9–1,720.6 km² |
| Government | Municipal Chamber Municipal Assembly |
| Subdivisions | Freguesia (Civil Parish) |
References
change- ↑ "7th Constitutional Revision" (PDF). Assembly of the Republic (Portugal). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
