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Alentejo Province
Alentejo Province () is one of the six historical provinces of Portugal. The province took its name from the Portuguese ''além Tejo'', meaning "Beyond the (River) Tagus". It covers the historical and cultural region Alentejo. It was created in 1832, and was divided into Alto Alentejo Province and Baixo Alentejo Province Baixo Alentejo was a Portuguese province. It was abolished with the Constitution of 1976. Districts * Beja District * Setúbal District (southern half) Subregions The area is equal to the area covered by Baixo Alentejo Subregion The ... in 1933. Alentejo Former provinces of Portugal {{Portugal-geo-stub ...
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NUTS Statistical Regions Of Portugal
The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is developed by Eurostat, and employed in both Portugal and the entire European Union for statistical purposes. The NUTS branch extends from NUTS1, NUTS2 and NUTS3 regions, with the complementary LAU (''Local Administrative Units'') sub-categorization being used to differentiate the local areas, of trans-national importance. Developed by Eurostat and implemented in 1998, the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) regions, which comprises three levels of the Portuguese territory, are instrumental in European Union's Structural Fund delivery mechanisms. The standard was developed by the European Union and extensively used by national governments, Eurostat and other EU bodies for statistical and policy matters. Until 4 November 2002, the ''Sistema Estatístico Nacional'' (SEN) used a NUTS codification system that was distinct from the Eurostat system. With the enactment of Decree Law 244/2002 (5 November 20 ...
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Historical Provinces Of Portugal
The term "provinces" ( pt, províncias) has been used throughout history to identify regions of continental Portugal. Current legal subdivisions of Portugal do not coincide with the provinces, but several provinces, in their 19th- and 20th-century versions, still correspond to culturally relevant, strongly self-identifying categories. They include: *Alentejo *Algarve * Beira *Douro Litoral * Estremadura * Minho *Ribatejo * Trás-os-Montes The islands of Azores and Madeira were never called "provinces". History The first provinces, instituted during the Roman occupation of the Iberian peninsula, divided the peninsula into three areas: Tarraconensis, Lusitania and Baetica, established by Roman Emperor Augustus between 27–13 B.C. Emperor Diocletian reordered these territories in the third century, dividing Tarraconesis into three separate territories: Tarraconensis, Carthaginensis and Gallaecia. At that time Tarraconesis included northern Portugal, Gallaecia and Asturias.José ...
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Alentejo
Alentejo ( , ) is a geographical, historical, and cultural region of south–central and southern Portugal. In Portuguese, its name means "beyond () the Tagus river" (''Tejo''). Alentejo includes the regions of Alto Alentejo and Baixo Alentejo. It corresponds to the districts of Beja, Évora, Portalegre, and Alentejo Litoral. Its main cities are Évora, Beja, Sines, Serpa, Estremoz, Elvas, and Portalegre. It has borders with Beira Baixa in the north, with Spain (Andalucia and Extremadura) in the east, Algarve in the south, and the Atlantic Ocean, Ribatejo, and Estremadura in the west. Alentejo is a region known for its traditional polyphonic singing groups, similar to those found in Tuscany, Corsica, and elsewhere. History The comarca of the Alentejo became the Alentejo Province, divided into upper (Alto Alentejo Province) and lower (Baixo Alentejo Province) designations. The modern NUTS statistical region, Alentejo Region, was expropriated from the medieval provi ...
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Alto Alentejo Province
Alto Alentejo was a Portuguese province. It was abolished with the Constitution of 1976. The area is now covered by Alto Alentejo Subregion and Alentejo Central Subregion. Municipalities * Alandroal Municipality * Alter do Chão Municipality *Arraiolos Municipality * Arronches Municipality * Avis * Borba * Campo Maior Municipality * Castelo de Vide Municipality * Crato *Elvas *Estremoz Municipality *Évora Municipality *Fronteira Municipality * Gavião Municipality * Marvão Municipality *Monforte Municipality *Montemor-o-Novo Municipality * Mora * Mourão Municipality * Nisa Municipality * Ponte de Sôr Municipality * Portalegre Municipality * Portel Municipality *Redondo Municipality *Reguengos de Monsaraz Municipality *Sousel Municipality * Viana do Alentejo Municipality *Vila Viçosa Municipality Vila may refer to: People *Vila (surname) Places Andorra * Vila, Andorra, a town in the parish of Encamp Brazil * Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade, a municipality in the St ...
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Baixo Alentejo Province
Baixo Alentejo was a Portuguese province. It was abolished with the Constitution of 1976. Districts * Beja District * Setúbal District (southern half) Subregions The area is equal to the area covered by Baixo Alentejo Subregion and Alentejo Litoral Subregion The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alentejo Litoral () is an administrative division in Portugal. It was created in May 2009. It is also a NUTS3 subregion of the Alentejo Region.Alentejo Provinces of Portugal (1936–1976)
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