Portalegre District
| Portalegre District | |
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| Basic data | |
| Country |
 Portugal
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| Capital | Portalegre |
| population | 118,506 (2013) |
| Population density | 19.5 inhabitants per km² |
| surface | 6,084.29 km² |
| Circles | 15th |
| Communities | 69 |
| ISO-3166-2 code | PT-12 |
The Portalegre District ( Distrito de Portalegre ) is a district of Portugal , which is composed for the most part of the traditional province of Alto Alentejo and some districts of the Ribatejo . The Portalegre district borders the Castelo Branco district in the north, Spain in the east, the Évora district in the south and the Santarém district in the west. Area: 6065 km². Population (2001): 127,018. Capital of the district: Portalegre . License plate for trailers: PT .
The Portalegre district is divided into 15 districts (municípios):
| circle | Number of municipalities |
Population (2011) |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
LAU code |
region | Sub-region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alter do Chão | 4th | 3,562 | 362.06 | 10 | 1201 | Alentejo | Alto Alentejo |
| Arronches | 3 | 3.165 | 314.65 | 10 | 1202 | Alentejo | Alto Alentejo |
| Advice | 6th | 4,571 | 605.95 | 8th | 1203 | Alentejo | Alto Alentejo |
| Campo Maior | 3 | 8,456 | 247.20 | 34 | 1204 | Alentejo | Alto Alentejo |
| Castelo de Vide | 4th | 3,407 | 264.91 | 13 | 1205 | Alentejo | Alto Alentejo |
| Crato | 4th | 3,708 | 398.07 | 9 | 1206 | Alentejo | Alto Alentejo |
| Elvas | 7th | 23,078 | 631.28 | 37 | 1207 | Alentejo | Alto Alentejo |
| Fronteira | 3 | 3,410 | 248.59 | 14th | 1208 | Alentejo | Alto Alentejo |
| Gavião | 4th | 4.132 | 294.59 | 14th | 1209 | Alentejo | Alto Alentejo |
| Marvão | 4th | 3,512 | 154.90 | 23 | 1210 | Alentejo | Alto Alentejo |
| Monforte | 4th | 3,329 | 420.25 | 8th | 1211 | Alentejo | Alto Alentejo |
| Nisa | 7th | 7,450 | 575.67 | 13 | 1212 | Alentejo | Alto Alentejo |
| Ponte de Sor | 5 | 16,722 | 839.71 | 20th | 1213 | Alentejo | Alto Alentejo |
| Portalegre | 7th | 24,930 | 447.14 | 56 | 1214 | Alentejo | Alto Alentejo |
| Sousel | 4th | 5,074 | 279.32 | 18th | 1215 | Alentejo | Alto Alentejo |
| Portalegre District | 69 | 118.506 | 6,084.29 | 19th | 12 | - | - |
According to the current main division of the country, the district fits into the Alentejo region . The districts are all assigned to the Alto Alentejo sub-region .
In the district you can find places of interest from the past:
- the 7.15 m high Menhir da Meada (on the Portalegre road to Castelo de Vide)
- the Parque megalítico dos Coureleiros
- the Anta dos Pombais
- the menhir Agua da Cuba
- the Roman ruined city of Ammaia (today's São Salvador da Aramenha ) and Roman bridge
- the Anta da Nave do Grou
- the Anta de Melriça
- the Antas dos Saragonheiros
