List of municipalities of Portugal

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This is a list of the municipalities of Portugal. Portugal is divided into 18 districts (Portuguese: distritos) and 2 autonomous regions (regiões autónomas), Azores and Madeira. The districts and autonomous regions are further subdivided into 308 municipalities of Portugal (municípios or concelhos). Usually, a municipality is named after its largest or historically most important town or city. Municipalities are typically much larger than the city or town after which they are named.

Overview of districts

The 18 districts and 2 autonomous regions of Portugal, subdivided into municipalities.
Districts of Portugal
Map
key
District Number of
municipalities
1
Aveiro
19
2
Beja
14
3
Braga
14
4
Bragança
12
5
Castelo Branco
11
6
Coimbra
17
7
Évora
14
8
Faro
16
9
Guarda
14
10
Leiria
16
11
Lisbon
16
12
Portalegre
15
13
Porto
18
14
Santarém
21
15
Setúbal
13
16
Viana do Castelo
10
17
Vila Real
14
18
Viseu
24
19
Azores
19
20
Madeira
11

List

Municipalities of Portugal
District /
Autonomous region
Arms Name of municipality[a] Area (km2) Area rank[b] Pop. total (2011)[c] Pop. rank[b] PD (per km2 in 2011)[c] PD rank[b] Number of parishes[1] Ruling party 2017-2021[d][e]
Aveiro
335.3
89
49,691
58
148
91
11
IND
Aveiro
155.4
196
25,497
99
164
83
6
CDS
Aveiro
216.6
150
31,671
86
146
93
10
IND
Aveiro
329.1
92
24,019
108
73
159
16
PS
Aveiro
199.9
161
73,626
32
368
43
10
PSD-CDS
Aveiro
115.0
240
17,089
142
149
90
6
PS
Aveiro
21.1
305
31,703
85
1,503
14
4
PSD
Aveiro
108.4
245
28,279
91
261
56
5
PSD-CDS
Aveiro
73.5
276
39,247
72
534
33
4
PSD
Aveiro
110.7
242
21,500
121
194
70
6
PS
Aveiro
73.3
277
9,657
202
132
102
4
PSD
Aveiro
163.5
190
71,243
35
436
40
12
PS
Aveiro
87.3
260
22,365
115
256
59
4
CDS
Aveiro
147.4
201
56,715
48
385
42
5
PSD
Aveiro
215.1
151
142,295
17
662
29
21
PSD
Aveiro
7.9
308
21,538
119
2,726
6
1
PS
Aveiro
129.6
224
12,940
175
100
127
7
PS
Aveiro
169.9
185
23,205
111
137
99
8
PSD
Aveiro
146.5
204
24,761
103
169
80
7
CDS
Beja
458.3
59
9,940
199
22
246
4
PS
Beja
777.9
18
7,650
232
10
301
6
PS
Beja
264.8
121
2,708
304
10
298
2
PCP-PEV
Beja
168.3
188
1,825
306
11
294
1
PS
Beja
1,147.1
9
34,970
80
30
227
12
PS
Beja
569.4
40
7,702
230
14
284
4
PS
Beja
172.1
183
4,775
277
28
236
4
PCP-PEV
Beja
648.4
31
8,505
211
13
286
4
PS
Beja
1,292.8
6
7,996
223
6
307
7
PS
Beja
958.4
13
16,411
147
17
265
5
PS
Beja
1,720.6
1
25,738
98
15
275
13
PS
Beja
663.4
29
5,842
261
9
303
4
PS
Beja
1,104.0
11
16,178
149
15
276
5
PCP-PEV
Beja
316.0
101
6,019
259
19
256
4
PCP-PEV
Braga
82.0
267
19,290
132
235
62
16
PSD-CDS
Braga
378.9
80
123,831
22
327
47
61
PS
Braga
183.2
170
181,819
6
992
22
37
PSD-CDS-PPM
Braga
241.8
132
17,775
138
74
156
12
PS
Braga
181.1
173
20,128
129
111
119
15
PSD
Braga
95.4
255
34,625
83
363
44
9
PSD
Braga
219.1
146
53,528
54
244
61
25
PS
Braga
241.3
133
161,876
14
671
27
48
PS
Braga
132.5
220
23,657
109
179
77
22
PSD
Braga
277.5
114
7,955
224
29
234
14
PSD
Braga
218.5
147
14,474
160
66
165
16
PSD-CDS
Braga
201.7
159
131,690
19
653
30
34
PSD-CDS
Braga
228.7
140
48,122
60
210
66
33
PSD
Braga
24.7
303
23,528
110
953
23
5
IND
Bragança
322.0
95
5,688
262
18
261
12
PS
Bragança
1,173.6
8
34,774
82
30
230
39
PSD
Bragança
279.3
112
7,220
238
26
240
14
PSD
Bragança
244.0
130
4,014
284
16
267
4
PSD
Bragança
699.2
25
17,210
141
25
243
30
PS
Bragança
487.2
53
7,707
229
16
269
13
PS
Bragança
659.0
30
25,780
97
39
209
30
PS
Bragança
760.4
20
10,792
192
14
280
21
PS
Bragança
531.6
47
9,408
205
18
260
13
PSD-CDS
Bragança
265.8
118
7,737
228
29
233
14
PS
Bragança
481.6
55
5,105
273
11
296
10
PSD
Bragança
694.9
26
10,051
198
14
277
26
PS
Castelo Branco
118.8
234
7,662
231
64
167
4
PS
Castelo Branco
1,438.2
3
55,034
51
38
210
19
PS
Castelo Branco
555.6
44
53,501
55
96
131
21
PS
Castelo Branco
700.1
24
31,297
87
45
197
23
PSD
Castelo Branco
1,416.4
4
10,929
191
8
305
13
PS
Castelo Branco
471.1
56
6,212
253
13
285
10
PSD
Castelo Branco
563.9
42
6,160
255
11
293
9
PS
Castelo Branco
395.3
75
9,610
203
24
244
4
PS
Castelo Branco
446.7
62
16,208
148
36
211
10
PSD
Castelo Branco
191.3
166
3,354
299
18
263
3
PSD
Castelo Branco
329.9
91
3,802
289
12
292
4
PS
Coimbra
332.8
90
13,187
172
40
208
14
PSD
Coimbra
390.9
77
38,590
74
99
128
14
PSD
Coimbra
319.4
97
142,408
16
446
39
18
PS
Coimbra
138.7
210
16,459
146
119
112
7
PS
Coimbra
379.1
79
63,144
40
167
82
14
PS
Coimbra
262.3
123
4,606
280
18
262
4
PS
Coimbra
138.4
211
17,252
140
125
106
4
PS
Coimbra
124.0
231
13,146
173
106
123
4
PSD
Coimbra
126.4
228
13,400
171
106
124
4
PS
Coimbra
229
139
25,084
101
110
121
11
PS
Coimbra
234.5
137
21,901
116
93
135
16
PS
Coimbra
396.5
73
4,756
278
12
289
8
PSD
Coimbra
216.7
149
16,850
144
78
152
8
PS
Coimbra
134.8
216
6,421
249
48
192
4
PSD
Coimbra
265.1
119
20,695
126
78
151
10
PS
Coimbra
199.8
162
12,452
177
62
170
11
PS
Coimbra
84.5
262
7,291
236
86
140
4
PS
Évora
542.7
46
6,293
251
12
291
4
PS
Évora
683.8
27
7,382
234
11
295
5
PCP-PEV
Évora
145.2
206
7,545
233
52
183
4
IND
Évora
513.8
50
15,064
154
29
232
9
IND
Évora
1,307.0
5
55,619
49
43
201
12
PCP-PEV
Évora
1,232.9
7
18,540
135
15
273
7
PCP-PEV
Évora
444.0
63
5,470
268
12
287
4
PCP-PEV
Évora
278.6
113
3,348
300
12
288
3
PS
Évora
601.2
36
7,078
240
12
290
6
PS
Évora
365.5
83
6,990
241
19
255
2
IND
Évora
463.8
57
11,460
184
25
242
4
PS
Évora
222.4
142
11,957
181
54
180
2
PS
Évora
393.6
76
5,639
263
14
278
3
PS
Évora
194.9
164
8,745
210
45
196
4
PCP-PEV
Faro
140.6
209
35,281
77
251
60
4
PSD
Faro
575.3
39
3,411
297
6
308
4
PS
Faro
323.5
93
5,322
271
16
266
4
PS
Faro
300.9
105
6,495
246
22
247
4
PSD-CDS
Faro
201.6
160
58,305
46
289
52
4
PSD-CDS-PPM-MPT
Faro
88.3
259
22,658
113
257
58
4
PS
Faro
212.8
152
27,041
95
127
103
4
PS
Faro
764.2
19
62,295
41
82
146
9
PS
Faro
395.3
74
6,441
248
16
268
3
PSD
Faro
130.9
223
42,272
69
323
48
4
PS
Faro
182.1
172
47,189
61
259
57
3
PS
Faro
153.4
199
11,205
187
73
158
1
PS
Faro
680.0
28
34,909
81
51
185
6
PCP-PEV
Faro
607.0
34
25,105
100
41
203
6
PS
Faro
179.0
175
5,381
270
30
229
4
PS
Faro
60.9
289
18,158
136
298
51
3
PSD
Guarda
206.9
155
6,270
252
30
228
10
IND
Guarda
518.0
49
7,784
226
15
274
16
PSD
Guarda
247.2
128
8,752
209
35
214
16
PSD
Guarda
508.6
51
6,884
242
14
283
10
PS
Guarda
131.5
222
5,435
269
41
204
12
PS
Guarda
300.6
106
15,792
150
53
182
16
PSD
Guarda
712.1
23
44,149
65
62
173
43
PSD
Guarda
122.0
233
3,900
288
32
223
4
PS
Guarda
286.1
110
6,000
260
21
250
11
PS
Guarda
484.5
54
10,436
196
22
248
18
PSD
Guarda
822.7
15
14,222
164
17
264
30
PSD
Guarda
435.7
65
27,574
93
63
168
21
PS
Guarda
361.5
85
10,639
193
29
231
21
PS
Guarda
398.2
71
8,249
218
21
252
14
PSD
Leiria
408.1
68
55,269
50
135
100
13
PSD
Leiria
160.5
192
8,112
221
51
186
5
PSD
Leiria
176.2
176
13,673
167
78
153
6
PS
Leiria
103.3
247
15,542
151
150
88
4
PSD
Leiria
91.3
258
13,712
166
150
89
4
PS
Leiria
255.7
125
51,403
56
201
69
12
PSD
Leiria
66.8
286
3,464
295
52
184
1
PSD
Leiria
173.4
180
7,080
239
41
207
4
PS
Leiria
565.6
41
124,701
21
220
64
18
PS
Leiria
187.1
169
38,030
75
203
67
3
PS
Leiria
82.4
265
14,904
156
181
76
3
PS
Leiria
141.6
208
11,187
188
79
149
7
PSD
Leiria
128.8
225
4,262
283
33
222
3
PS
Leiria
77.6
272
28,164
92
363
45
4
IND
Leiria
626.1
33
58,617
44
94
134
13
PSD
Leiria
261.6
124
24,775
102
95
132
10
PSD
Lisboa
304.2
103
42,932
68
141
96
11
PS
Lisboa
23.8
304
176,239
8
7,405
1
6
PS
Lisboa
78.0
271
11,210
186
144
94
4
PS
Lisboa
262.7
122
21,508
120
82
145
7
PS
Lisboa
174.9
178
14,385
162
82
144
7
PSD
Lisboa
97.4
250
181,444
7
1,863
10
4
PSD-CDS
Lisboa
84.8
261
529,485
1
6,244
2
24
PS
Lisboa
169.3
186
199,231
5
1,177
21
10
PCP-PEV
Lisboa
147.2
202
24,601
106
167
81
8
PS
Lisboa
291.7
109
62,009
42
213
65
11
PSD
Lisboa
26.4
302
143,995
15
5,454
4
4
PS
Lisboa
45.7
296
168,475
10
3,687
5
5
IND
Lisboa
319.2
98
409,482
2
1,283
18
11
PS
Lisboa
52.1
293
9,789
200
188
74
3
PCP-PEV
Lisboa
407.1
69
75,494
31
185
75
13
PS
Lisboa
317.7
100
133,224
18
419
41
6
PS
Portalegre
362.0
84
3,666
294
10
299
4
PS
Portalegre
314.8
102
3,278
301
10
297
3
PSD
Portalegre
606.0
35
5,054
274
8
304
6
PCP-PEV
Portalegre
247.0
129
8,359
216
34
219
3
PS
Portalegre
264.9
120
3,780
291
14
279
4
PSD
Portalegre
398.0
72
3,995
285
10
300
4
PS
Portalegre
631.3
32
22,691
112
36
213
7
PS
Portalegre
248.6
127
3,422
296
14
282
3
PSD
Portalegre
294.6
108
4,453
281
15
271
4
PS
Portalegre
154.9
198
3,739
292
24
245
4
PSD
Portalegre
420.3
66
3,241
302
8
306
4
PCP-PEV
Portalegre
575.8
38
8,047
222
14
281
7
PS
Portalegre
839.7
14
17,593
139
21
251
5
PS
Portalegre
447.1
61
24,756
104
55
177
7
IND
Portalegre
279.4
111
5,579
266
20
253
4
PS
Porto
301.5
104
61,029
43
202
68
26
PSD-CDS
Porto
174.5
179
21,564
118
124
107
14
PS
Porto
115.7
239
58,553
45
506
36
20
PS-L
Porto
131.9
221
169,239
9
1,283
17
7
PS
Porto
96.0
252
46,322
62
483
37
15
PS
Porto
83.1
263
130,254
20
1,567
13
10
PSD-CDS
Porto
201.9
158
53,961
53
267
55
16
PS
Porto
62.2
288
168,451
11
2,708
7
4
PS
Porto
71.0
279
54,801
52
772
25
12
PS
Porto
156.8
195
85,428
28
545
31
18
PS
Porto
212.3
153
72,095
33
340
46
28
PSD-CDS
Porto
41.3
299
238,954
4
5,786
3
7
IND
Porto
82.1
266
65,452
37
797
24
7
PSD
Porto
136.5
214
71,623
34
525
34
14
PS
Porto
71.9
278
39,166
73
545
32
5
PSD-CDS
Porto
75.1
275
91,274
26
1,215
20
4
PS
Porto
149.0
200
75,981
30
510
35
21
IND
Porto
168.7
187
300,868
3
1,783
11
15
PS
Santarém
714.7
22
41,326
70
58
175
13
PS
Santarém
127.3
227
14,763
157
116
116
7
PS
Santarém
222.1
143
22,617
114
102
126
4
PS
Santarém
95.4
254
8,198
219
86
141
1
PCP-PEV
Santarém
521.5
48
25,837
96
50
188
4
PCP-PEV
Santarém
158.2
193
24,465
107
155
87
6
PS
Santarém
746.0
21
11,313
185
15
270
5
PS
Santarém
80.4
269
3,796
290
47
194
3
PS
Santarém
1,117.6
10
20,629
127
18
258
6
PS
Santarém
13.7
307
20,065
130
1,465
15
2
PS
Santarém
190.4
167
9,345
206
49
190
7
PSD
Santarém
76.6
273
5,629
264
73
157
3
PS
Santarém
400.0
70
7,763
227
19
254
6
PSD
Santarém
416.6
67
49,269
59
118
113
13
PSD-CDS
Santarém
272.8
115
21,621
117
79
148
10
PSD-CDS
Santarém
242.0
131
20,908
125
86
139
4
PS
Santarém
560.3
43
64,124
39
114
118
18
PSD
Santarém
92.2
257
3,992
286
42
200
4
PSD
Santarém
351.2
86
42,983
67
122
109
11
PS
Santarém
270.0
116
37,155
76
138
98
10
PS
Santarém
49.6
294
7,878
225
159
86
4
PS
Setúbal
1,465.3
2
13,624
168
9
302
4
PCP-PEV
Setúbal
128.4
226
14,966
155
117
114
3
PS
Setúbal
70.2
281
165,363
12
2,356
9
5
PS
Setúbal
31.8
300
78,992
29
2,484
8
4
PS
Setúbal
807.5
16
14,454
161
18
259
4
PCP-PEV
Setúbal
55.3
291
70,226
36
1,270
19
4
PCP-PEV
Setúbal
348.1
88
40,466
71
116
115
5
PS
Setúbal
462.9
58
58,222
47
126
105
4
PCP-PEV
Setúbal
1,059.8
12
30,203
89
28
235
8
PCP-PEV
Setúbal
95.5
253
164,715
13
1,725
12
4
PCP-PEV
Setúbal
195.0
163
44,046
66
226
63
3
PCP-PEV
Setúbal
171.9
184
120,117
23
699
26
5
PCP-PEV
Setúbal
202.6
156
13,613
169
67
163
2
PS
Viana do Castelo
447.6
60
24,635
105
55
179
36
PSD
Viana do Castelo
137.4
213
16,926
143
123
108
14
PS
Viana do Castelo
238.1
136
9,739
201
41
206
13
PS
Viana do Castelo
211.3
154
19,842
131
94
133
24
PSD
Viana do Castelo
138.2
212
9,409
204
68
162
16
PS
Viana do Castelo
182.2
171
13,026
174
71
161
17
PSD
Viana do Castelo
320.3
96
44,609
63
139
97
39
CDS
Viana do Castelo
117.1
237
14,284
163
122
110
11
PSD
Viana do Castelo
318.6
99
90,654
27
285
53
27
PS
Viana do Castelo
108.6
244
8,813
207
81
147
11
IND
Vila Real
297.6
107
13,942
165
47
195
14
PSD-CDS
Vila Real
322.0
94
6,116
257
19
257
10
PSD
Vila Real
591.3
37
44,186
64
75
155
39
PS
Vila Real
26.7
301
4,652
279
174
79
5
PS
Vila Real
172.1
182
8,470
213
49
189
6
PS
Vila Real
805.8
17
12,150
179
15
272
25
PS
Vila Real
189.4
168
6,476
247
34
218
7
PS
Vila Real
94.9
256
17,987
137
190
73
8
PSD
Vila Real
217.5
148
7,251
237
33
221
5
PS
Vila Real
156.9
194
6,835
243
44
199
12
PS
Vila Real
69.3
283
8,400
214
121
111
7
PS
Vila Real
548.8
45
19,154
134
35
216
25
PSD
Vila Real
437.1
64
15,100
153
35
217
14
PSD – PP
Vila Real
378.8
81
50,499
57
133
101
20
PS
Viseu
117.2
236
7,318
235
62
169
14
PSD
Viseu
116.9
238
10,555
195
90
136
5
PS
Viseu
379.1
78
16,846
145
44
198
16
PSD-CDS
Viseu
239.3
134
21,318
123
89
137
14
PS
Viseu
165.4
189
27,054
94
164
84
18
PS
Viseu
219.3
145
21,158
124
96
130
12
PS
Viseu
220.0
144
11,053
189
50
187
16
PS
Viseu
251.2
126
10,365
197
41
205
7
PSD
Viseu
125.7
230
14,504
159
115
117
7
PSD – PP
Viseu
145.4
205
10,597
194
73
160
8
NC!
Viseu
134.2
217
8,768
208
65
166
11
PS
Viseu
133.7
219
3,378
298
25
241
7
PSD
Viseu
123.4
232
11,978
180
97
129
11
PS
Viseu
112.0
241
12,393
179
111
120
6
PS
Viseu
266.1
117
8,367
215
31
225
11
IND
Viseu
349.0
87
19,215
133
55
178
14
PS
Viseu
201.9
157
13,419
170
66
164
9
PSD
Viseu
228.6
141
6,150
256
27
237
13
PSD
Viseu
133.9
218
6,501
245
49
191
13
PSD-CDS
Viseu
100.1
248
8,303
217
83
143
7
PSD
Viseu
371.2
82
31,026
88
84
142
19
PSD
Viseu
175.5
177
6,319
250
56
212
5
PS
Viseu
507.1
52
96,810
25
191
72
25
PSD
Viseu
193.7
165
11,807
183
61
174
9
PSD
Azores
239.0
135
35,103
79
147
92
19
PS
Azores
126.3
229
3,972
287
31
224
5
IND
Azores
17.1
306
451
308
26
238
1
PS
Azores
173.1
181
15,224
152
88
138
13
PS
Azores
45.6
297
14,698
158
322
49
5
PS
Azores
70.1
282
1,491
307
21
249
7
PS
Azores
155.3
197
4,840
275
31
226
6
PS
Azores
147.1
203
6,184
254
42
202
6
PSD
Azores
99.9
249
5,254
272
53
181
9
PSD
Azores
233.0
138
64,516
38
277
54
24
PSD
Azores
108.0
246
6,696
244
62
172
6
PSD
Azores
161.3
191
20,342
128
126
104
11
PS
Azores
180.2
174
29,318
90
163
85
14
PSD
Azores
60.7
290
4,777
276
79
150
4
PS
Azores
70.9
280
2,500
305
35
215
4
PS
Azores
142.4
207
3,705
293
26
239
5
PS
Azores
117.4
235
5,585
265
48
193
6
CDS
Azores
96.9
251
5,511
267
57
176
5
PSD
Azores
78.0
270
11,039
190
142
95
6
PSD
Madeira
110.3
243
11,856
182
107
122
8
PSD
Madeira
52.6
292
35,150
78
668
28
5
PSD
Madeira
75.7
274
100,847
24
1,332
16
10
PS-BE-JPP-PDR-NC
Madeira
67.6
285
21,321
122
315
50
5
PS
Madeira
46.8
295
8,189
220
175
78
3
PS
Madeira
82.6
264
2,762
303
33
220
4
PS
Madeira
42.4
298
4,388
282
103
125
1
PSD
Madeira
64.9
287
12,523
176
193
71
4
IND
Madeira
68.0
284
32,696
84
481
38
5
JPP
Madeira
136.3
215
8,491
212
62
171
6
CDS
Madeira
80.8
268
6,063
258
75
154
3
IND

Maps

  • Ruling parties per municipality (2021–present) [f]
    Ruling parties per municipality (2021–present) [f]
  • The 20 biggest and the 20 smallest municipalities (2011) [f]
    The 20 biggest and the 20 smallest municipalities (2011) [f]
  • The 20 most and the 20 least populated municipalities (2011) [f]
    The 20 most and the 20 least populated municipalities (2011) [f]
  • The 20 most and the 20 least densely populated municipalities (2011) [f]
    The 20 most and the 20 least densely populated municipalities (2011) [f]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A municipality with a bolded name indicates the district capital. In the autonomous regions of Azores and Madeira, it indicates a municipality where offices of the regional government are located.
  2. ^ a b c A cell with a green background denotes a municipality placed within the first twenty positions of the corresponding ranking. A red background denotes a municipality placed within the last twenty positions of the corresponding ranking.
  3. ^ a b All population and population density data is as of 2004.
  4. ^ The acronyms and abbreviations in the "ruling party" field indicate the following parties or coalitions (in brackets, the number of presidencies):
      PS: Socialist Party (159)
      CDS-PP: CDS - People's Party (1)
      NC!: We, the Citizens! (1)
      PSD - CDS/PSD - CDS - PPM/PSD - CDS - PPM - MPT (19)
      PS - L/PS - BE - JPP - NC - PDR (2)
      Ind.: Independents (17)
  5. ^ All mayors were elected in the Portuguese local election of 2017, held on October 1
  6. ^ a b c d In the maps, the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira are not to scale and there are more than 308 different areas because three municipalities are not contiguous, forming exclaves.

References

  1. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 August 2019.

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