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Prior to 1976, only Lisbon had used a system, of six zones (Lisboa 1 to Lisboa 6).. Avenida Padre Manuel da Nobrega 14, 2º Esq. Lisboa 1 [2]. In 1976, a national postal code system was introduced, with a four-digit structure, and designated addresses added "CODEX" (abbreviation of código extraordinário) to the postal location:
This is a list of cities in Portugal.In Portugal, a city (Portuguese: cidade) is an honorific term given to locations that meet several criteria, such as having a minimum number of inhabitants good infrastructure (schools, medical care, cultural and sports facilities), or have a major historical importance.
A town (Portuguese: Vila) in Portugal, does not necessarily correspond to a municipality. There are 533 towns in Portugal. Some towns are the seat of municipality; others belong to a municipality. Alphabetically, the towns are as follows: Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística
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.
This is a list of Portugal's municipalities by population, according to the estimate of the resident population for the Census 2021 made by the National Statistics Institute (INE). [ 1 ] The 308 Portuguese municipalities are divided among the 25 sub-regions and the 7 national regions , the population density of each municipality, and the area ...
Administrative divisions of continental Portugal, including districts, NUTS and historical provinces. This is the list of the municipalities of Portugal under the NUTS 2 and NUTS 3 format. The NUTS 3 regions were revised in 2015; since then, the subregions (NUTS 3) coincide with the intermunicipal communities. [1]
The subdivisions of Portugal are based on a complicated administrative structure. The second-level administrative division , after the 7 regions and 2 autonomous regions , is 308 municipalities ( concelhos ) which are further subdivided into 3091 civil parishes ( freguesias ).
Map of the municipalities of Portugal showing the 20 with the highest number of inhabitants (darker shade) and the 20 with the lowest (lighter shade) After the civil parish (Portuguese: freguesias), the Portuguese concelho is the most stable territorial subdivision within the country, with over 900 years of history. Founded in the royal ...