Vila Real district
| Vila Real district | |
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| Basic data | |
| Country |
 Portugal
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| Capital | Vila Real |
| population | 206,661 (2013) |
| Population density | 48 inhabitants per km² |
| surface | 4,307.51 km² |
| Circles | 14th |
| Communities | 197 |
| ISO-3166-2 code | PT-17 |
The Vila Real District , Distrito de Vila Real , is a district in northern Portugal that was part of the traditional Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro province . The district borders in the north on Spain , in the east on the district Bragança , in the south on the district Viseu and in the west on the districts Porto and Braga . The area is 4328 km², population 223,731 (as of 2001). The capital of the district is Vila Real . License plate for trailers: VR .
The district is divided into 14 districts ( Municípios ):
| circle | Number of municipalities |
Population (2011) |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
LAU code |
region | Sub-region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alijó | 14th | 11,942 | 297.60 | 40 | 1701 | Norte region | Douro |
| Boticas | 10 | 5,750 | 321.96 | 18th | 1702 | Norte region | Alto Tâmega |
| Chaves | 39 | 41,243 | 591.24 | 70 | 1703 | Norte region | Alto Tâmega |
| Mesão Frio | 5 | 4,433 | 26.65 | 166 | 1704 | Norte region | Douro |
| Mondim de Basto | 6th | 7,493 | 172.08 | 44 | 1705 | Norte region | Ave |
| Montalegre | 25th | 10,537 | 805.45 | 13 | 1706 | Norte region | Alto Tâmega |
| Murça | 7th | 5,952 | 189.37 | 31 | 1707 | Norte region | Douro |
| Peso da Régua | 8th | 17.131 | 94.86 | 181 | 1708 | Norte region | Douro |
| Ribeira de Pena | 5 | 6,544 | 217.47 | 30th | 1709 | Norte region | Alto Tâmega |
| Sabrosa | 12 | 6.361 | 156.92 | 41 | 1710 | Norte region | Douro |
| Santa Marta de Penaguião | 7th | 7,356 | 69.28 | 106 | 1711 | Norte region | Douro |
| Valpaços | 25th | 16,882 | 548.74 | 31 | 1712 | Norte region | Alto Tâmega |
| Vila Pouca de Aguiar | 14th | 13,187 | 437.08 | 30th | 1713 | Norte region | Alto Tâmega |
| Vila Real | 20th | 51,850 | 378.81 | 137 | 1714 | Norte region | Douro |
| Vila Real district | 197 | 206,661 | 4,307.51 | 48 | 17th | - | - |
According to the current main division of the country, the districts are assigned to three statistical sub-regions of the Região Norte .
