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Faro (district)
Faro District ( pt, Distrito de Faro ) is the southernmost district of Portugal, coincident with the Algarve region. The administrative centre, or district capital, is the city of Faro, Portugal, Faro. Municipalities The district is composed of 16 municipalities of Portugal, municipalities: * Albufeira Municipality, Albufeira * Alcoutim Municipality, Alcoutim * Aljezur Municipality, Aljezur * Castro Marim Municipality, Castro Marim * Faro Municipality, Faro * Lagoa Municipality (Algarve), Lagoa * Lagos Municipality, Lagos * Loulé Municipality, Loulé * Monchique Municipality, Monchique * Olhão Municipality, Olhão * Portimão Municipality, Portimão * São Brás de Alportel Municipality, São Brás de Alportel * Silves Municipality, Portugal, Silves * Tavira Municipality, Tavira * Vila do Bispo Municipality, Vila do Bispo * Vila Real de Santo António Municipality, Vila Real de Santo António Cities * Albufeira * Faro, Portugal, Faro * Lagoa (Algarve), Lagoa * Lagos (Portu ...
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Districts Of Portugal
The Districts of Portugal ( pt, Distritos de Portugal), are the most important first-level administrative subdivisions of continental Portugal. Currently, mainland Portugal is divided into 18 districts. The Portuguese Autonomous Regions of Açores and Madeira are no longer divided into districts. As an administrative division, each district served mainly as the area of jurisdiction of a civil governor, who acted as the local delegate of the Central Government of Portugal. Overview The Districts of Portugal were established by a royal decree of 18 July 1835. On the Portuguese mainland, they correspond to the current districts, with the exception of Setúbal District, which is the result of a split of Lisbon District in 1926. This decree did not affect the then extensive colonial empire. The 1976 Portuguese Constitution specifies that Portugal has only, as first-level divisions, the autonomous regions (Azores and Madeira) and the administrative regions (to be created ...
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