Municipalities of Portugal map & data
Portugal has 3,262 municipalities in this layer, spread over 20 regions. The most are in BRAGA (371), VISEU (282) and PORTO (275). The largest include Serpa (Salvador e Santa Maria), Santa Maria do Castelo and Grândola e Santa Margarida da Serra.
Municipalities by region
| Region | Areas | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BRAGA | 371 | 11% |
| VISEU | 282 | 8.6% |
| PORTO | 275 | 8.4% |
| GUARDA | 246 | 7.5% |
| BRAGANÇA | 226 | 6.9% |
| VIANA DO CASTELO | 213 | 6.5% |
| VILA REAL | 200 | 6.1% |
| AVEIRO | 175 | 5.4% |
| COIMBRA | 162 | 5.0% |
| Região Autónoma dos Açores | 155 | 4.8% |
| SANTARÉM | 150 | 4.6% |
| LISBOA | 141 | 4.3% |
| CASTELO BRANCO | 129 | 4.0% |
| LEIRIA | 116 | 3.6% |
| BEJA | 84 | 2.6% |
| ÉVORA | 76 | 2.3% |
| FARO | 76 | 2.3% |
| PORTALEGRE | 72 | 2.2% |
| SETÚBAL | 60 | 1.8% |
| Região Autónoma da Madeira | 53 | 1.6% |
Largest municipalities in Portugal
- Serpa (Salvador e Santa Maria)BEJA · pop. 5601 · 444.6 km²
- Santa Maria do CasteloSETÚBAL · 435.6 km²
- Grândola e Santa Margarida da SerraSETÚBAL · pop. 10303 · 417 km²
- PenamacorCASTELO BRANCO · pop. 1444 · 374 km²
- TorrãoSETÚBAL · pop. 1937 · 373 km²
- São TeotónioBEJA · pop. 8701 · 347.8 km²
- CouçoSANTARÉM · pop. 2271 · 347.1 km²
- Parreira e ChoutoSANTARÉM · pop. 1262 · 338.9 km²
- MértolaBEJA · pop. 2504 · 323.3 km²
- Castro Verde e CasévelBEJA · pop. 5289 · 323.3 km²
- Samora CorreiaSANTARÉM · pop. 17704 · 321.9 km²
- RedondoÉVORA · pop. 5271 · 308.3 km²
- MontargilPORTALEGRE · pop. 1931 · 297.4 km²
- Moura (Santo Agostinho e São João Batista) e Santo AmadorBEJA · pop. 8039 · 287.8 km²
- SantiagoSETÚBAL · 287.2 km²
- Idanha-a-Nova e AlcafozesCASTELO BRANCO · pop. 2388 · 285.1 km²
- Poceirão e MaratecaSETÚBAL · pop. 8811 · 282.6 km²
- São Miguel do Pinheiro, São Pedro de Solis e São Sebastião dos CarrosBEJA · pop. 816 · 275.8 km²
- AlcáçovasÉVORA · pop. 1931 · 268.5 km²
- RosmaninhalCASTELO BRANCO · pop. 437 · 266.8 km²
- Nossa Senhora da Tourega e Nossa Senhora de GuadalupeÉVORA · pop. 995 · 263.7 km²
- Alandroal (Nossa Senhora da Conceição), São Brás dos Matos (Mina do Bugalho) e Juromenha (Nossa Senhora do Loreto)ÉVORA · pop. 2055 · 259.9 km²
- Crato e Mártires, Flor da Rosa e Vale do PesoPORTALEGRE · pop. 2002 · 254.9 km²
- VimieiroÉVORA · pop. 1335 · 252.9 km²
- OuriqueBEJA · pop. 2805 · 250.2 km²
- Malpica do TejoCASTELO BRANCO · pop. 381 · 246.2 km²
- CorucheSANTARÉM · 242.9 km²
- Vila Nova de São BentoBEJA · 242.6 km²
- São Bartolomeu de MessinesFARO · pop. 8159 · 240.2 km²
- Alcoutim e PereiroFARO · pop. 1110 · 231.6 km²
- Torre de CoelheirosÉVORA · pop. 539 · 226.6 km²
- Ferreira do AlentejoBEJA · 224 km²
- AlmodôvarBEJA · 222.5 km²
- Alcaria RuivaBEJA · pop. 632 · 217 km²
- MonfortePORTALEGRE · pop. 1296 · 215 km²
- Vila Franca de XiraLISBOA · pop. 18336 · 213.1 km²
- CanhaSETÚBAL · pop. 1566 · 212.2 km²
- Albernoa e TrindadeBEJA · pop. 889 · 209.8 km²
- Santiago do Cacém, Santa Cruz e São Bartolomeu da SerraSETÚBAL · pop. 7892 · 208.3 km²
- AssunçãoPORTALEGRE · pop. 1834 · 204.8 km²
What's in this layer
Every municipality in the layer comes with its name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID. Local government areas: cities, towns, communes and municipalities with their official boundaries.
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This layer holds 3,262 municipalities in Portugal, the most of them in BRAGA. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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