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The Districts of Portugal were established by a royal decree of 18 July 1835. On the Portuguese mainland, they correspond to the current districts, with the exception of Setúbal District, which is the result of a split of Lisbon District in 1926. This decree did not affect the then extensive colonial empire.
Portugal has 18 districts and 2 autonomous regions (Azores and Madeira). Population figures are from the 2021 census. Population figures are from the 2021 census. [ 1 ]
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 ]
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 ).
In the late 19th century, many Portuguese, mainly from the islands of Azores and Madeira, migrated to the United States and established communities in cities such as Fall River, Massachusetts, New Bedford, Massachusetts; and San Jose, California.
São João da Pesqueira (in the district of Viseu) is the oldest Portuguese municipality, founded in 1055. Since the creation of a democratic local administration, in 1976, the Portuguese municipalities have been ruled by a system composed by an executive body (the municipal chamber) and a deliberative body (the municipal assembly).
Mainland Portugal is divided into 18 Districts, but they are being phased out. See Subdivisions of Portugal for details of the replacement subdivisions. There are also two Autonomous Regions in Portugal, both of which occupy islands: the Azores and Madeira .
The first provinces, instituted during the Roman occupation of the Iberian peninsula, divided the peninsula into three areas: Tarraconensis, Lusitania and Baetica, established by Roman Emperor Augustus between 27 and 13 B.C. [1] Emperor Diocletian reordered these territories in the third century, dividing Tarraconesis into three separate territories: Tarraconensis, Carthaginensis and Gallaecia.