Portugal Map Europe

Description : Portugal Political map showing the international boundary, districts boundaries with their capitals and national capital.



 

Portugal is a small nation located on the edge of Western Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal’s only land border is with Spain, and the rest of its borders are along the Atlantic Ocean.

Portugal also includes the Azores Islands in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean as well as the islands of Madeira.

Portugal covers an area 92,212 square kilometers (35,603 square miles), and has a population of about 10.5 million. Mainland Portugal has eighteen districts: Aveiro, Beja, Braga, Braganca, Castelo Branco, Coimbra, Evora, Faro, Guarda, Leiria, Lisbon, Portalegre, Porto, Santarem, Setubal, Viana do Castelo, Vila Real, and Viseu. The capital of each of these districts is a city of the same name.

The Azores Islands and Madeira are considered autonomous regions of Portugal. The Azores Islands are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. There are nine volcanic islands in this chain, Flores, Corvo, Graciosa, Terceira, Sao Jorge, Pico, Faial, Sao Miguel, and Santa Maria. The Madeira Islands include Madeira, Porto Santo, and the Dessertas and Savage Island groups. The Madeira Islands are also volcanic islands.

District Population Area(km.²) Area(mi.²) Capital
Aveiro 713,575 2,800 1,081 Aveiro
Azores 241,763 2,322 896 Ponta Delgada
Beja 161,211 10,266 3,964 Beja
Braga 831,366 2,706 1,045 Braga
Braganca 148,883 6,599 2,548 Braganca
Castelo Branco 208,063 6,627 2,559 Castelo Branco
Coimbra 441,204 3,974 1,534 Coimbra
evora 173,654 7,392 2,854 Evora
Faro 395,218 4,995 1,929 Faro
Guarda 179,961 5,536 2,138 Guarda
Leiria 459,426 3,509 1,355 Leiria
Lisboa 2,136,013 2,801 1,082 Lisboa
Madeira 245,011 785 303 Funchal
Portalegre 127,018 6,084 2,349 Portalegre
Porto 1,781,836 2,332 900 Porto
Santarem 454,527 6,723 2,596 Santarem
Setubal 788,459 5,163 1,993 Setúbal
Viana do Castelo 250,275 2,219 857 Viana do Castelo
Vila Real 223,729 4,309 1,664 Vila Real
Viseu 394,925 5,011 1,935 Viseu
20 divisions 10,356,117 92,153 35,582

 

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