Subdivisions of Portugal
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Subdivisions of Portugal. For an overview of the administrative subdivisions see: administrative divisions of Portugal.
| Subdivision type | #Total | #Continent | Subdivisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| NUTS 1 | 3 | 1 | Continent (Continente), Azores and Madeira |
| NUTS 2 (Regions) | 7 | 5 | Regional Coordination Commissions + Autonomous regions (Comissões de Coordenação Regional + Regiões Autónomas) |
| NUTS 3 (Subregions) | 30 | 28 | Groups of Municipalities (Grupos de Concelhos) |
| Districts | 18 | 18 | (continent only) |
| Autonomous regions | 2 | 0 | Azores, Madeira |
| ISO 3166-2:PT | 20 | 18 | 18 districts + 2 autonomous regions of Portugal |
| Constituencies | 20 | 18 | Assembly of the Republic 18 districts + 2 A.R. |
| Medieval provinces | 6 | 6 | continent only |
| Provinces (1832) | 11 | 8 | 2, later 3 on the Atlantic islands |
| Provinces (1936–1976) | 11 | 11 | |
| CCDR | 5 | 5 | Alentejo, Algarve, Centro, Lisboa e Vale do Tejo, Norte |
| Municipalities | 308 | 278 | |
| Parishes | 4.260 | 4.050 | |
| Cities | 151 | 141 | |
| Towns | 533 | ? | |
| Postal code zones (first digit) | 9 | 8 | 1 for the Atlantic islands |
| Telephone area codes | 51 | 48 | |
| Grande Área Metropolitana | 7 | 0 | Not covering the whole country: Each consists of at least nine municipalities and has at least 350,000 inhabitants. |
[edit] List of ambiguous subdivision names
- Minho: Province / Subregion
- Alto Alentejo: Province / Subregion
- Baixo Alentejo: Province / Subregion
- Douro Litoral: Province / Subregion
- Trás-os-Montes: region / Province
- Estremadura Province: two different ones
- Beira Litoral: postal region, 1936 province
[edit] Correspondence between cities, towns and municipalities
In Portugal, a city generally does not necessarily correspond to a municipality, with the exception of the entirely urban municipalities, such as Lisbon, Porto, Funchal, Amadora, Entroncamento e São João da Madeira.
The municipality with the most cities is Paredes Municipality which contains four cities.
[edit] Maps
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Six medieval provinces
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Division of Portugal into provínces, established in the 20th century. Border not marked in the vicinity of Olivença.
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Districts
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Districts + Municipalities
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Postal Regions
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NUTS 2 - Regions
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NUTS 3 - Subregions
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CCDR (Old NUTS 2)
