Portalegre District
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Portalegre District | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| 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 | 127,018 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | PT-12 |
| No. of parliamentary representatives | 2 |
Portalegre District (Portuguese: Distrito de Portalegre [puɾtɐˈlɛɣɾ(ɨ)] (
listen)) is located in the east of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Portalegre.
As of 2021, it is the less populous district of Portugal.
Municipalities[]
The district is composed of 15 municipalities:
- Alter do Chão
- Arronches
- Avis
- Campo Maior
- Castelo de Vide
- Crato
- Elvas
- Fronteira
- Gavião
- Marvão
- Monforte
- Nisa
- Ponte de Sor
- Portalegre
- Sousel
Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2019[]
| Parties | % | S | % | S | % | 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 | 2015 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| AD | 32.1 | 2 | 33.4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PàF | 27.6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total seats | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates: 39°17′28″N 7°25′55″W / 39.29111°N 7.43194°W
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Categories:
- Portalegre District
- Districts of Portugal
- Districts in Alentejo