Districts of Portugal
| 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 |
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
[change | change source]| 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 |
