Faro District
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| Faro District | |
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| District | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Algarve |
| Historical province | Algarve |
| No. of municipalities | 16 |
| No. of parishes | 84 |
| Capital | Faro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,960 km2 (1,920 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 458,734 |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| No. of parliamentary representatives | 9 |
Faro District (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfaɾu], Portuguese: Distrito de Faro) is the southernmost district of Portugal, coincident with the Algarve. The administrative centre, or capital, is the city of Faro.
Municipalities[edit]
The district is composed of 16 municipalities:
- Albufeira
- Alcoutim
- Aljezur
- Castro Marim
- Faro
- Lagoa
- Lagos
- Loulé
- Monchique
- Olhão
- Portimão
- São Brás de Alportel
- Silves
- Tavira
- Vila do Bispo
- Vila Real de Santo António
See also[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Faro (district). |
- Faro, Portugal
- Algarve
Media related to Buildings in Faro (district) at Wikimedia Commons
Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2011[edit]
| Parties | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S |
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| 1976 | 1979 | 1980 | 1983 | 1985 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2002 | 2005 | 2009 | 2011 | ||||||||||||||
| PS | 44.6 | 6 | 34.0 | 3 | 34.7 | 4 | 43.2 | 5 | 22.3 | 2 | 24.9 | 3 | 31.2 | 3 | 49.6 | 5 | 48.4 | 5 | 40.5 | 4 | 49.3 | 6 | 31.9 | 3 | 23.0 | 2 |
| PSD | 19.3 | 2 | 23.1 | 2 | 28.4 | 3 | 46.7 | 5 | 50.8 | 5 | 29.2 | 3 | 29.5 | 3 | 37.7 | 4 | 24.6 | 2 | 26.2 | 3 | 37.0 | 4 | ||||
| CDS-PP | 6.8 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 10.7 | 1 | 12.7 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| PCP/APU/CDU | 14.5 | 1 | 20.3 | 2 | 16.7 | 1 | 18.6 | 2 | 15.4 | 2 | 10.9 | 1 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 1 | ||||||
| BE | 2.3 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 15.3 | 1 | 8.2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| AD | 34.6 | 4 | 37.2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PRD | 20.5 | 2 | 6.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||