Districts of Portugal

District
Category1st-level administrative division
LocationPortugal
Created
  • 1835
Number18
Populations104,923 (Portalegre District)–2,275,385 (Lisbon District)
Areas2,255–10,225 km2
Government
  • Appointed administration
Subdivisions

The Districts of Portugal (Portuguese: Distritos de Portugal) are the most important first-level administrative subdivisions of continental Portugal. Currently, mainland Portugal is divided into 18 districts.

As an administrative division, each district serves mainly as the area of jurisdiction of a civil governor, who acts as the local delegate of the Central Government of Portugal.