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This is a list of territories of the Portuguese Empire (Portuguese: Império Português), that at various times were officially called "states" (estados): State of India (Estado da Índia) (1505–1961) [1] State of Brazil (Estado do Brasil) (1621–1815) [2] State of Maranhão (Estado do Maranhão) (1621–1751)
In 1549, the Portuguese Crown appointed Tomé de Sousa as the first governor-general of the vast Portuguese dominion in South America, known as the State of Brazil (Estado do Brasil). In 1621, the northern part of the dominion was detached, becoming a separate entity known as the State of Maranhão .
Portuguese "Great River of the North"; Rio Grande was the original Portuguese name of the Potenji River Rio Grande do Sul: Portuguese "Great River of the South"; the long and narrow Patos Lagoon (lagoon of the ducks) was probably mistaken for a river; thus the name of the first important settlement in the state, the town of Rio Grande Rondônia
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.
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 current and the former compositions of the NUTS regions are given below, in the following format:
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... This is a list of Portuguese administrative divisions by GDP and GDP per capita. List of administrative ...
Rank District Area (km²) % Population Density 1 Beja (5) : 10,255 11.1% 14.1 2 Évora (7) : 7,393 8.0% 20.6 3 Santarém (3) : 6,747 7.3% 63.0 4 Castelo Branco (9) : 6,675
Pages in category "Colonial states of the Portuguese Empire" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .