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Historical division of Portugal into six provinces (14th to 19th centuries). Portugal has a complex administrative structure, a consequence of a millennium of various territorial divisions. Unlike other European countries like Spain or France, the Portuguese territory was settled early, and maintained with stability after the 13th century. [3]
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 ).
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 1976 Portuguese Constitution specifies that Portugal has only, as first-level divisions, the autonomous regions (Azores and Madeira) and the administrative regions (to be created in mainland Portugal). According to the Constitution, the districts shall be disestablished in territories in which an autonomous or administrative region has been ...
Pages in category "Administrative divisions of Portugal" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
Pages in category "Administrative divisions in Europe" The following 138 pages are in this category, out of 138 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Country Type Administrative divisions First-level Second-level Third-level Fourth-level+ Abkhazia: Unitary 7 districts (araion) 123 municipalities: South Ossetia: Unitary 4 districts Taiwan (Republic of China) Regional 6 special municipalities (zhíxiáshì) (+12 claimed) 2 (streamlined) provinces (shěng) [cl] (+33 claimed)