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Quarteira is a coastal civil parish, located along the southern extent of the Algarve fronting Albufeira Municipality to the west (in the parish of Olhos de Água).In addition, the local area authority is bordered in the east by Almancil, northeast by São Clemente, north by São Sebastião and Boliqueime.
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 6 regions and 2 autonomous regions , is 308 municipalities ( concelhos ) which are further subdivided into 3091 civil parishes ( freguesias ).
The Port of Setúbal had a cargo throughput of 6.058 million tons in 2012, [15] making it the 4th busiest port in Portugal, with 7.4% of the cargo throughput in the country. [16] In the 19th century, the area was notable for the production of sea salt. St. Ubes bay salt was exported as far as Australia in the 1830s. [17]
It has a population of 887,928 inhabitants, [1] in an area of 5,064 km 2 (1,955 sq mi). The district was carved out of Lisbon District in 1926, and is the only Portuguese district created after 1835. The district was carved out of Lisbon District in 1926, and is the only Portuguese district created after 1835.
The region of Setúbal was a pioneer in the development of a regional strategic plan to assist the growth of the economic, social and cultural institutions. [3] The Plano Integrado para o Desenvolvimento para o Distrito de Setúbal (PIDDS) which was elaborated in the 1980s by the Associação de Municípios do Distrito de Setúbal (Association of Municipalities of the District of Setúbal ...
Governor Gavin Newsom is postponing a clemency decision for Lyle and Erik Menendez until incoming LA County DA Nathan Hochman reviews the case.
The eight regions of Portugal are likewise subdivided into 25 subregions (Portuguese: subregiões) that, from 2015, represent the 2 metropolitan areas, the 21 intermunicipal communities and the 2 autonomous regions. Therefore, since the 2013 revision (enforced in 2015), the Portuguese subregions have a statutory and administrative relevance.