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Category | 1st-level administrative division |
Location | Portugal |
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Number | 18 |
Populations | 104,923 (Portalegre District)–2,275,385 (Lisbon District) |
Areas | 2,255–10,225 km2 |
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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.