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
Aveiro Distrito de Aveiro5.713,578Aveiro Aveiro54,162
Santarem Distrito de Santarém6.475,344Santarem Santarém29,385
Leiria Distrito de Leiria7.459,450Leiria Leiria45,112
Faro Distrito de Faro8.458,734Faro Faro41,355
Coimbra Distrito de Coimbra9.441,245Coimbra Coimbra106,582
Viseu Distrito de Viseu10.394,927Viseu Viseu26,364
Viana do Castelo Distrito de Viana do Castelo11.252,011Viana do Castelo Viana do Castelo36,148
Madeira Madeira12.238,928Funchal Funchal100,847
Azores Azores13.236,440Ponta Delgada Ponta Delgada20,056
Vila Real Distrito de Vila Real14.223,731Vila Real Vila Real17,001
Castelo Branco Distrito de Castelo Branco15.208,070Castelo Branco Castelo Branco33,479
Guarda Distrito da Guarda16.173,716Guarda Guarda32,111
Evora Distrito de Évora17.173,408Evora Évora55,620
Beja Distrito de Beja18.161,211Beja Beja34,760
Braganca Distrito de Bragança19.148,808Braganca Bragança34,375
Portalegre Distrito de Portalegre20.127,018Portalegre Portalegre15,581