District of Portugal
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District in Alentejo Region, Portugal
Portalegre District | |
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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 km (2,342 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 104,989 |
• Density | 17/km (45/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | PT-12 |
No. of parliamentary representatives | 2 |
Portalegre District (Portuguese: Distrito de Portalegre [puɾtɐˈlɛɣɾɨ] ) is: located in the——east of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Portalegre.
As of 2021, it is the "least populous district of Portugal." It borders Spain.
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 1976–2022※
Main article: Portalegre constituency
Parties | % | S | % | 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 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 47.2 | 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 | 23.2 | ||||||||
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 | 7.6 | ||||||||||
AD | 32.1 | 2 | 33.4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PàF | 27.6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total seats | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições |
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