Alentejo Littoral
| Alentejo Littoral | |
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| Basic data | |
| Country |
 Portugal
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| region | Alentejo |
| Capital | Grândola |
| population | 97,925 (2013) |
| Population density | 18.4 inhabitants per km² |
| surface | 5,309.40 km² |
| Circles | 5 |
| Communities | 31 |
| ISO-3166-2 code | PT-181 |
The Alentejo Litoral (German " Alentejo Coast ") is a sub-region in Portugal . The Alentejo Littoral is part of the Alentejo region , and previously divided into the districts of Setúbal and Beja . In the north the sub-region borders on the Península de Setúbal and the Alentejo Central , in the east on the Baixo Alentejo , in the south on the Algarve and in the west on the Atlantic Ocean . The area is 5262 km² and the population is 99,976 people (as of 2001).
The Alentejo Littoral is divided into five districts:
| circle | Number of municipalities |
Population (2011) |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
LAU code |
District |
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| Alcácer do Sal | 4th | 13,046 | 1,499.87 | 9 | 1501 | Setubal |
| Grândola | 4th | 14,826 | 825.93 | 18th | 1505 | Setubal |
| Odemira | 13 | 26,066 | 1,720.60 | 15th | 0211 | Be yes |
| Santiago do Cacém | 8th | 29,749 | 1,059.70 | 28 | 1509 | Setubal |
| Sines | 2 | 14,238 | 203.30 | 70 | 1513 | Setubal |
| Alentejo Littoral | 31 | 97,925 | 5,309.40 | 18th | 181 | - |
Nature reserves
The Alentejo coast from Tróia to Zambujeira do Mar is rich in natural beauty. The unique coastline with its beaches, natural dunes and rocky coasts should be mentioned in particular. This coastal landscape was incorporated into the Southeast Alentejo Natural Park. In detail, there are the following protected areas:
Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano
- Reserva Natural do Estuário do Sado
- Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina
- Lagoa de Sancha
- Serra do Cercal
- Serra de Grândola
The place Comporta borders the peninsula Tróia to the Natural Park of the Sado, Sado Estuary Natural Reserve , an area of 23,160 hectares of wetlands in the river delta. Here rice cultivation, fishing and salt extraction are traditionally carried out in salt pans. The nature reserve became famous for the occurrence of freshwater dolphins that live in the Sado Delta. In addition to a large number of storks that search the banks of the nature reserve and the rice fields for frogs, there are around 100 rare and protected bird species and unique bank vegetation.
In the area of the Costa Vicentina Natural Park there are a number of rare, protected bird species and the protected sparse coastal vegetation with large shifting dunes. The area's climate can be described as particularly mild despite the great influence of the Atlantic. Because of the high humidity, fog and haze often form.
The lake of Sancha , whose banks are also under nature protection, is less quickly accessible . Jonopsidium acaule Rchb comes from Lake Sancha . , a plant species endemic to the Portuguese coastal region.
In addition to the coastal areas, there is the Serra de Cercal in the east , which is of volcanic origin and whose highest point is the summit of Monte Chaos, and the Serra de Grândola , where cork trees are grown extensively.
