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The North Region (Portuguese: Região do Norte [ʁɨʒiˈɐ̃w du ˈnɔɾtɨ]) or Northern Portugal is the most populous region in Portugal, ahead of Lisbon, and the third most extensive by area. The region has 3,576,205 inhabitants according to the 2017 census, and its area is 21,278 kilometres (13,222 mi) with a density of 173 inhabitants per ...
Portugal is a coastal nation in western Europe, located at the western end of the Iberian Peninsula, bordering Spain (on its northern and eastern frontiers: a total of 1,215 kilometres (755 mi)). The Portuguese territory also includes a series of archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean (the Azores and Madeira ), which are strategic islands along the ...
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.
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]
In the particular case of Galicia and the north of Portugal, their prevalent social ties and cultural resemblance, along with demand for a mutual and strengthened infrastructure and city-based economies, creates a demand for better transport services and connections between neighboring cities like Vigo or Porto, as well as other agreements of a ...
Santo André Dune. The Boardwalk is on the route of the Portuguese Way of Saint James and the night pilgrimage of Saint Andrew.. Cape Santo André (Portuguese for Saint Andrew) is a cape located in the Northern coast of continental Portugal, in Santo André, municipality of Póvoa de Varzim.
NELAS, Portugal (Reuters) -Three Portuguese firefighters died on Tuesday in one of dozens of forest blazes ravaging the country's central and northern regions, bringing the death toll from the ...
This is a list of the mountains in Portugal, including the mountains with more than 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) of elevation and with, at least, 100 metres (330 ft) of topographic prominence. Mountains and hills occupy most of the territory of Portugal. The highest Portuguese mountain is Mount Pico in the Azores islands, with 2,351 metres (7,713 ft).