Porto District

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District of Porto
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Country Portugal
Region Norte
Historical province Douro Litoral
No. of municipalities 18
No. of parishes 383
Capital Porto
Area
  Total2,395 km2 (925 sq mi)
Population
  Total1,817,172
  Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code PT-13
No. of parliamentary representatives 39

The District of Porto (Portuguese : Distrito do Porto [ˈpoɾtu] ( Loudspeaker.svg listen )) is located on the north-west coast of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Porto, the second largest city in the country. It is bordered by the Aveiro and Viseu districts to the south, Braga district to the north and Vila Real district to the east.

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Its area is 2,395 km2 (925 sq mi) and its population is 1,817,172. In 2017, the main legal foreign populations were from Brazil (9,442), China (2,475), Ukraine (2,160), Italy (1,273), Spain (1,189), Angola (1,118), and Cape Verde (1,040). These numbers exclude those who obtained Portuguese citizenship, which is regular among recent Portuguese Brazilians or Portuguese-Africans. [1]

Municipalities

The district comprises 18 municipalities:

All of the above Municipalities are Cities, except Baião and Lousada. Some municipalities include one or more cities;the municipality of Paredes has the most cities within its municipality: Paredes, Gandra, Rebordosa and São Salvador de Lordelo. Other cities in Porto district: Rio Tinto and Valbom (in Gondomar municipality), Ermesinde (in Valongo municipality), São Mamede de Infesta (in Matosinhos municipality), Freamunde (in Paços de Ferreira municipality) and Lixa (in Felgueiras municipality).

Main Airport

Porto Airport /Oporto Int.(OPO) Sá Carneiro, mostly located in Pedras Rubras, Moreira, Maia, Grande Porto.

Main Harbour

Leixões in Matosinhos, Porto area.

Summary of votes and seats won 1976–2022

Summary of election results from Porto district, 1976–2022
Parties%S%S%S%S%S%S%S%S%S%S%S%S%S%S%S%S
1976197919801983198519871991199519992002200520092011201520192022
PS 40.71834.81434.31443.01823.61026.71132.91346.71848.01941.21748.52041.81832.01432.71436.71742.519
PSD 27.011In AD 26.21029.31250.92251.32136.41432.71340.01627.81229.21239.217In PàF 31.21532.314
CDS-PP 15.7612.559.844.014.117.837.538.436.929.3410.043.311.5
PCP/APU/CDU 8.4314.5611.9513.6512.159.446.426.026.224.615.425.726.226.834.823.31
AD 44.51846.619
PRD 20.584.01
BE 2.32.716.729.235.1211.1510.144.82
PàF 39.617
PAN 3.511.7
IL 1.55.12
CHEGA 0.64.42
Total seats383937383940
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

Coordinates: 41°09′00″N8°36′36″W / 41.15000°N 8.61000°W / 41.15000; -8.61000

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