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Towns In Portugal
A town () in Portugal, does not necessarily correspond to a ''List of municipalities of Portugal, municipality''. There are 533 towns in Portugal. Some towns are the seat of municipality; others belong to a municipality. Alphabetically, the towns are as follows: Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Portugal), Instituto Nacional de Estatística A * A dos Cunhados * A dos Francos * Abragão * Abraveses * Aguada de Cima * Águas Santas (in Maia Municipality) * Aguiar da Beira * Alandroal * Albergaria-a-Velha * Alcains * Alcanena * Alcanhões * Alcantarilha, in Silves Municipality, Portugal, Silves Municipality * Alcobertas * Alcochete * Alcoutim * Aldeia do Carvalho * Alenquer Municipality, Portugal, Alenquer * Alfândega da Fé * Alfarelos (Soure Municipality, Portugal, Soure Municipality) * Alfeizerão * Algés Parish, Algés, Oeiras Municipality, Portugal, Oeiras Municipality * Algoz * Algueirão-Mem Martins, Sintra Municipality * Alhadas * Alhandra (Portugal), Alhandra * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities Of Portugal
This is a list of the municipalities of Portugal. Portugal is divided into 18 districts () and 2 autonomous regions (), Azores and Madeira. The districts and autonomous regions are further subdivided into 308 municipalities of Portugal ( or ). Usually, a municipality is named after its largest or historically most important town or city. Municipalities are typically much larger than the city or town after which they are named. Overview of districts List Maps File:2021 Portuguese local election results by municipality map.png, Ruling parties per municipality (2021–present) File:Portuguese municipalities area.PNG, The 20 biggest and the 20 smallest municipalities (2011) File:Portuguese municipalities population1.PNG, The 20 most and the 20 least populated municipalities (2011) File:Portuguese municipalities density1.PNG, The 20 most and the 20 least densely populated municipalities (2011) See also * Subdivisions of Portugal * Municipalities of Portugal * List of ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcobertas
Alcobertas is a civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ... in the municipality of Rio Maior, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,923,Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE) Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 32.03 km². References Freguesias of Rio Maior {{Santarém-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sintra Municipality
Sintra (, ), officially the Town of Sintra (), is a town and municipality in the Lisboa Region, Greater Lisbon region of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera. The population of the municipality in 2021 was 385,654, in an area of . Sintra is one of the most urbanized and densely populated municipalities of Portugal. A major tourism in Portugal, tourist destination famed for its picturesqueness, the municipality has several historic palaces, castles, scenic beaches, parks and gardens. The area includes the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park, Sintra-Cascais Nature Park through which the Serra de Sintra, Sintra Mountains run. The historic center of the ''Vila de Sintra'' is famous for its 19th-century Romanticism, Romanticist architecture, historic estates and villas, gardens, and royal palaces and castles, which resulted in the classification of the town as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sintra's landmarks include the medieval Castelo dos Mouros, Castle of the Moors, the romanticist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algoz
Algoz () is a town and the seat of the civil parish of Algoz e Tunes in the municipality of Silves, in Algarve, Portugal. It has about 3000 inhabitants. History According to some theories, the name of the town has its origins in the Arabic word ''Al-Gûzz'' or ''Al-Gozz'' which derives from the name of the Turkic Oghuz people (modern-day Turkmens), whose members settled in the area in the 12th century. In Portuguese, the word ''algoz'' means executioner or torturer because formal executioners and torturers recruited by the ''de jure'' Islamic authorities of the region under Muslim rule, after the Muslim invasion of Iberia, were Oghuz. Other sources cite an unnamed Castilian king arrived to the area to fight the Moors as the origin of the name. According to this source, this king used the expression "''algo és''" (Portuguese) or "''algo es''" (Spanish) which means "is something" referring to the small village when told about the little importance of the locality. The Kingd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oeiras Municipality, Portugal
Oeiras () is a town and municipality in the western part of Lisbon metropolitan area, located within the Portuguese Riviera, in continental Portugal. The municipality is part of the urban agglomeration of Lisbon and the town of Oeiras is about 16 km from Lisbon downtown. The population in 2011 was 172,120 living in an area of 45.88 km2, making the municipality the fifth-most densely populated in Portugal. Oeiras is an important economic hub, being one of the most highly developed municipalities of Portugal and Europe. It has the highest GDP per capita in the country, being also the second highest-ranking municipality (immediately after Lisbon) in terms of purchasing power as well as the second highest-ranking in the country as far as tax collection is concerned. These economic indicators also reflect the education level of its inhabitants, as Oeiras is the municipality with the highest concentration of population by tertiary education attainment in the country, their e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algés Parish
Algés may refer to: * Algés (Oeiras), a former parish in Oeiras, Portugal * Algés, Linda-a-Velha e Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo, a current parish in Oeiras, Portugal * Algés River, a river in Algés Parish, Portugal * U.D.R. Algés, a football club that plays in Algés Parish {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfeizerão
Alfeizerão is a ''freguesia (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Portuguese over ...'' ("civil parish") in the municipality of Alcobaça, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,854, in an area of 27.99 km2. References Freguesias of Alcobaça, Portugal {{Leiria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soure Municipality, Portugal
Soure (), officially the Town of Soure (), is a town and municipality of the Coimbra District, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 19,245, in an area of 265.06 km². It includes a castle listed as a national monument. The village of Paleão, located a few kilometers from the village of Soure, is one of the largest clusters of houses in the municipality, where the old cotton and linen factory is located. Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 10 civil parishes ('' freguesias''): * Alfarelos * Degracias e Pombalinho * Figueiró do Campo * Gesteira e Brunhós * Granja do Ulmeiro * Samuel * Soure * Tapeus * Vila Nova de Anços * Vinha da Rainha Soure is one of the few territorially discontinuous municipalities in Portugal. The case of Soure is unique in the Portuguese context, as the discontinuity of the municipality is twofold and is due to the territorial discontinuity of two of its parishes: Degracias and Pombalinho, and Figueiró do Campo. Degracia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfarelos
Alfarelos is a Freguesia (Portugal), civil parish in the municipality of Soure, Portugal, Soure, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,439, in an area of 13.98 km². References Freguesias of Soure, Portugal {{Coimbra-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfândega Da Fé
Alfândega da Fé (), officially the Town of Alfândega da Fé (), is a municipality in northeast Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,104,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of 321.95 km2. History Early archaeological sites, such as Castro hill fort-settlements, can be found scattered throughout the municipality. The municipality has an origin that comes from mixed influences and |
Alenquer Municipality, Portugal
Alenquer (), officially the Town of Alenquer (), is a Portuguese municipality in the Lisbon District and in the Oeste region. The population in 2011 was 43,267,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of . The present Mayor is Pedro Miguel Ferreira Folgado. History Alenquer received its Foral in 1212 by the hand of '' Infanta'' (Princess) Sancha, Lady of Alenquer, daughter of |
