Regions in Portugal

Portugal is made up of 20 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Portugal. Information on all primary administrative regions in Portugal.

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Primary administrative regions in Portugal

There are 20 regions in Portugal in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Portugal
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Lisbon Distrito de Lisboa1.2,135,992Lisbon Lisbon517,802
Porto Distrito do Porto2.1,781,826Porto Porto249,633
Braga Distrito de Braga3.831,368Braga Braga121,394
Setubal Distrito de Setúbal4.788,459Setubal Setúbal117,110
Coimbra Distrito de Coimbra5.441,245Coimbra Coimbra106,582
Madeira Madeira6.238,928Funchal Funchal100,847
Evora Distrito de Évora7.173,408Evora Évora55,620
Aveiro Distrito de Aveiro8.713,578Aveiro Aveiro54,162
Leiria Distrito de Leiria9.459,450Leiria Leiria45,112
Faro Distrito de Faro10.458,734Faro Faro41,355
Viana do Castelo Distrito de Viana do Castelo11.252,011Viana do Castelo Viana do Castelo36,148
Beja Distrito de Beja12.161,211Beja Beja34,760
Braganca Distrito de Bragança13.148,808Braganca Bragança34,375
Castelo Branco Distrito de Castelo Branco14.208,070Castelo Branco Castelo Branco33,479
Guarda Distrito da Guarda15.173,716Guarda Guarda32,111
Santarem Distrito de Santarém16.475,344Santarem Santarém29,385
Viseu Distrito de Viseu17.394,927Viseu Viseu26,364
Azores Azores18.236,440Ponta Delgada Ponta Delgada20,056
Vila Real Distrito de Vila Real19.223,731Vila Real Vila Real17,001
Portalegre Distrito de Portalegre20.127,018Portalegre Portalegre15,581