Portalegre District

Portalegre District
District
Coat of arms

Country	Portugal
Region	Alentejo Region
Historical province	Alto Alentejo Province (partly Ribatejo)
No. of municipalities	15
No. of parishes	86
Capital	Portalegre
Area
• Total	6,065 km² (2,342 sq mi)
Population
• Total	104,989
• Density	17/km² (45/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	PT-12
No. of parliamentary representatives	2

Portalegre District (Portuguese: Distrito de Portalegre [puɾtɐˈlɛɣɾɨ] ^ⓘ) is located in the east of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Portalegre.

As of 2021, it is the least populous district of Portugal.

Municipalities

The district is composed of 15 municipalities:

Summary of election results from Portalegre district, 1976–2022
Parties	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S
Parties	1976		1979		1980		1983		1985		1987		1991		1995		1999		2002		2005		2009		2011		2015		2019		2022
PS	41.9	3	29.8	1	32.4	1	38.5	2	23.7	1	25.1	1	33.5	1	50.5	2	51.2	2	45.3	2	54.9	2	38.3	1	32.4	1	42.4	1	44.7	2	47.2	2
PSD	10.1		In AD				19.1	1	20.9	1	37.4	1	38.9	2	23.4	1	22.5	1	30.6	1	20.2		23.8	1	32.5	1	In PàF		20.1		23.2
PCP/APU/CDU	22.0	1	29.4	1	26.1	1	28.7	1	25.2	1	20.9	1	15.2		14.0		15.0		12.4		12.1		12.9		12.8		12.2		8.1		7.6
AD			32.1	2	33.4	2
PàF																											27.6	1
Total seats	4								3												2
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

v t e Municipalities of Portalegre District
Alter do Chão Arronches Avis Campo Maior Castelo de Vide Crato Elvas Fronteira Gavião Marvão Monforte Nisa Ponte de Sor Portalegre Sousel

v t e Districts and Autonomous Regions of Portugal
Districts	Aveiro Beja Braga Bragança Castelo Branco Coimbra Évora Faro Guarda Leiria Lisboa Portalegre Porto Santarém Setúbal Viana do Castelo Vila Real Viseu
Autonomous Regions	Azores Madeira

This page was last edited on 19 March 2024, at 09:44

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