Portalegre District - Wikipedia

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Portalegre District
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Portugal
Region	Alentejo Region
Historical province	Alto Alentejo Province (partly Ribatejo)
No. of municipalities	15
No. of parishes	86
Capital	Portalegre
Area
• Total	6,065 km2 (2,342 sq mi)
Population
• Total	104,989
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	PT-12
No. of parliamentary representatives	2

Portalegre District (Portuguese: Distrito de Portalegre [puɾtɐˈlɛɣɾɨ] ^ⓘ) is located in the east of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Portalegre.

As of 2021, it is the least populous district of Portugal. It borders Spain.

The district is composed of 15 municipalities:

• Alter do Chão
• Arronches
• Avis
• Campo Maior
• Castelo de Vide
• Crato
• Elvas
• Fronteira
• Gavião
• Marvão
• Monforte
• Nisa
• Ponte de Sor
• Portalegre
• Sousel

Summary of election results from Portalegre district, 1976–2022

Parties	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S
1976	1979	1980	1983	1985	1987	1991	1995	1999	2002	2005	2009	2011	2015	2019	2022
PS	41.9	3	29.8	1	32.4	1	38.5	2	23.7	1	25.1	1	33.5	1	50.5	2	51.2	2	45.3	2	54.9	2	38.3	1	32.4	1	42.4	1	44.7	2	47.2	2
PSD	10.1		In AD	19.1	1	20.9	1	37.4	1	38.9	2	23.4	1	22.5	1	30.6	1	20.2		23.8	1	32.5	1	In PàF	20.1		23.2
PCP/APU/CDU	22.0	1	29.4	1	26.1	1	28.7	1	25.2	1	20.9	1	15.2		14.0		15.0		12.4		12.1		12.9		12.8		12.2		8.1		7.6
AD		32.1	2	33.4	2
PàF		27.6	1
Total seats	4	3	2
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

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