Portugal
Administrative Division
Portugal is situated on the Iberian peninsula and borders to Spain in the east and north and the North Atlantic Ocean in the west. Portugal also controls the Azores and Madeira Islands located in the Atlantic Ocean.
Mainland Portugal is divided into 18 districts (distritos), 308 municipalities (concelhos) and about 4000 civil parishes (freguesias ). Since 1978, Portugal conceded political autonomy to the two islands of Madeira and Azores due to the great distance from Lisbon. For electoral purposes, the country is divided into 20 districts made up by the 18 territorial districts and the two autonomous regions.
Districts
| District Name | Mandates |
|---|---|
| Aveiro | 16 |
| Beja | 3 |
| Braga | 19 |
| Bragança | 3 |
| Castelo Branco | 4 |
| Coimbra | 10 |
| Évora | 3 |
| Faro | 8 |
| Guarda | 4 |
| Leiria | 10 |
| Lisbon | 47 |
| Portalegre | 2 |
| Porto | 39 |
| Santarém | 10 |
| Setúbal | 17 |
| Viana do Castelo | 6 |
| Vila Real | 5 |
| Viseu | 9 |
| Açores | 5 |
| Madeira | 6 |
| Abroad - Europe | 2 |
| Abroad - Rest of the world | 2 |
NUTS structure
Portugal has 30 NUTS 3 units, 7 NUTS 2 units and 3 NUTS 1 units. While the district administrative level in Portugal is not reflected in NUTS structure of the country, the NUTS 4 level equals the municipalities (concelhos) thus making it possible to aggregate election statistics.
| Code | Country | NUTS 1 | NUTS 2 | NUTS 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PT | Portugal | |||
| PT1 | Continente | |||
| PT11 | Norte | |||
| PT111 | Minho-Lima | |||
| PT112 | Cávado | |||
| PT113 | Ave | |||
| PT114 | Grande Porto | |||
| PT115 | Tâmega | |||
| PT116 | Entre Douro e Vouga | |||
| PT117 | Douro | |||
| PT118 | Alto Trás-os-Montes | |||
| PT15 | Algarve | |||
| PT150 | Algarve | |||
| PT16 | Centro (P) | |||
| PT161 | Baixo Vouga | |||
| PT162 | Baixo Mondego | |||
| PT163 | Pinhal Litoral | |||
| PT164 | Pinhal Interior Norte | |||
| PT165 | Dâo-Lafôes | |||
|
PT166 |
Pinhal Interior Sul | |||
| PT167 | Serra da Estrela | |||
| PT168 | Beira Interior Norte | |||
| PT169 | Beira Interior Sul | |||
| PT16A | Cova da Beira | |||
| PT16B | Oeste | |||
| PT16C | Médio Tejo | |||
| PT17 | Lisboa | |||
| PT171 | Grande Lisboa | |||
| PT172 | Península de Setúbal | |||
| PT18 | Alentejo | |||
| PT181 | Alentejo Litoral | |||
| PT182 | Alto Alentejo | |||
| PT183 | Alentejo Central | |||
| PT184 | Baixo Alentejo | |||
| PT185 | Leziria do Tejo | |||
| PT2 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | |||
| PT20 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | |||
| PT200 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | |||
| PT3 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | |||
| PT30 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | |||
| PT300 | Região Autónoma da Madeira |
Source
Eurostat: Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics - NUTS Statistical Regions of Europe
