NUTS of Portugal
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In the NUTS codes of Portugal
(PT), the three levels are:
The LAU codes of Portugal can be downloaded here:
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
(PT), the three levels are:
| Level | Subdivisions | # |
|---|---|---|
| NUTS 1 | Continental Portugal Continental Portugal Continental Portugal or Mainland Portugal is the designation of the mainland Portuguese territory, located on Europe's Iberian Peninsula.... (Continente) (+ Azores Azores The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the... and Madeira Madeira Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union... ) |
3 |
| NUTS 2 | Regional Coordination Commissions + Autonomous regions (Comissões de Coordenação Regional + Regiões Autónomas) | 7 |
| NUTS 3 | Groups of Municipalities Municipalities of Portugal In Portugal, municipality or concelho is the most stable subdivision of Portugal since the foundation of the country.Portugal has an entirely separate system of cities and towns. Cities and towns are located in municipalities, but often do not have the same boundaries, even if built-up is continuous... (Grupos de Municípios) |
30 |
NUTS codes
- PT1 CONTINENTEContinental PortugalContinental Portugal or Mainland Portugal is the designation of the mainland Portuguese territory, located on Europe's Iberian Peninsula....
- PT11 Norte
- PT111 Minho-LimaMinho-LimaMinho-Lima is a Portuguese NUTS3 subregion, belonging to Norte Region, between the Minho River and Lima River in the northern part of Portugal. It corresponds to the historical region of Alto Minho and is centered around its main city – Viana do Castelo...
- PT112 CávadoCávadoCávado is a subregion that is integrated in the Portuguese region of Norte. It has 6 municipalities or Concelhos and is centered in the city of Braga . With an area of 1,243 km² and a population of 404,681 inhabitants, it is one of the most densely populated subregions of Portugal...
- PT113 Ave
- PT114 Grande PortoGrande PortoGrande Porto or Greater Porto is a Portuguese NUTS3 subregion, integrating the NUTS2 region of Norte, in Portugal.It corresponds to 11 municipalities out of 16, the other 5 in Entre Douro e Vouga Subregion that constitute the larger Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto, centered in the city of Porto....
- PT115 Tâmega
- PT116 Entre Douro e VougaEntre Douro e VougaEntre Douro e Vouga is a NUTS3 Portuguese subregion integrated in the NUTS2 Norte Region, part of Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto. Its name stands for the fact that it covers an area between the Douro River and Vouga River. It is bordered in the north by Grande Porto Subregion and Tâmega...
- PT117 Douro
- PT118 Alto Trás-os-MontesAlto Trás-os-MontesAlto Trás-os-Montes often regered as Nordeste Transmontano is one of the largest Portuguese NUTS-level 3 subregion integrated in the Norte Region...
- PT111 Minho-Lima
- PT15 Algarve
- PT150 Algarve
- PT16 Centro (P)
- PT161 Baixo VougaBaixo VougaBaixo Vouga is a Portuguese subregion integrated in the Centro Region. It is centered around the city of Aveiro. Other major cities include Águeda, Ílhavo and Ovar. The subregion covers an area of 1,807 km² and has a population of 394,393 inhabitants for an overall density of 218 hab/km²...
- PT162 Baixo MondegoBaixo MondegoBaixo Mondego is a Portuguese NUTS3 subregion that comprises the lower part of the Mondego River. It is a subregion of the Centro Region and is centered on the historical city of Coimbra...
- PT163 Pinhal Litoral
- PT164 Pinhal Interior NortePinhal Interior NortePinhal Interior Norte is a Portuguese subregion, in Centro Region, Portugal. The principal and most populous town is Lousã .The only city is Oliveira do Hospital.-Municipalities:* Alvaiázere* Ansião* Arganil* Castanheira de Pêra* Figueiró dos Vinhos...
- PT165 Dão-LafõesDão-LafõesDão-Lafões is a Portuguese NUTS III sub-region in the Centro Region. It is located in central Portugal, and has an approximate area of 3,483 km² and 286,315 inhabitants. Its largest city is Viseu Dão-Lafões is a Portuguese NUTS III sub-region in the Centro Region. It is located in central...
- PT166 Pinhal Interior SulPinhal Interior SulPinhal Interior Sul is a Portuguese subregion, in Centro region, Portugal. Its main town is Sertã.-Municipalities:* Mação* Oleiros* Proença-a-Nova* Sertã* Vila de Rei...
- PT167 Serra da Estrela
- PT168 Beira Interior NorteBeira Interior NorteBeira Interior Norte is a Portuguese subregion in the Centro Region. It is also part of an urban community called Beiras. The capital and most important city is Guarda...
- PT169 Beira Interior SulBeira Interior SulBeira Interior Sul is a NUTS3 subregion of Portugal integrating the NUTS2 Centro Region. It is bordered to the east and south by Spain, to the north by the Cova da Beira and Beira Interior Norte subregions and to the west by the Pinhal Interior Sul subregion. It was created around the city of...
- PT16A Cova da BeiraCova da BeiraCova da Beira is a NUTS3 subregion of Portugal integrated in the NUTS2 Centro region. It lies in the fertile valley between the Serra da Estrela and Gardunha mountains. It covers an area of 1,373 km², with a population of 92,460 inhabitants for a density of 67 hab/km². The major cities are Covilhã ...
- PT16B OesteOesteOeste, is a NUTS 3 sub-region of the NUTS 2 Centro Region of Portugal. The sub-region is coterminous with the Comunidade Intermunicipal do Oeste of the same name...
- PT16C Médio TejoMédio TejoMédio Tejo is a NUTS3 subregion of the Centro Region, in Portugal. Médio Tejo is also one of Portugal urban communities . The capital city and its most important city is Tomar.-Municipalities:...
- PT161 Baixo Vouga
- PT17 Lisboa
- PT171 Grande LisboaGrande LisboaGrande Lisboa is a Portuguese NUTS III subregion integrated in the Lisboa Region. It includes the capital city of Portugal - Lisbon . It is the main economical subregion of the country. It covers 1,376 km² and is the most populated and densely populated Portuguese subregion...
- PT172 Península de SetúbalPenínsula de SetúbalThe Península de Setúbal is a NUTS III subdivision of Lisbon Region , in Portugal. The subregion's administrative center is Setúbal, and the largest cities are Almada and Setúbal.It takes its name from the Setúbal Peninsula.Area: 1,729 km²...
- PT171 Grande Lisboa
- PT18 AlentejoAlentejo RegionAlentejo Region is one of the NUTS 2 regions of Portugal. It covers all of the historical Alentejo Province, but the Lezíria do Tejo Subregion also covers areas of the Estremadura Province.-Subregions:* Alto Alentejo Subregion...
- PT181 Alentejo LitoralAlentejo LitoralAlentejo Litoral is a NUTS3 subregion of the Alentejo Region, in Portugal. Alentejo Litoral is comprised by municipalities of both the Beja District and the Setúbal District. The chief city is Sines...
- PT182 Alto AlentejoAlto Alentejo SubregionAlto Alentejo is a NUTS3 subregion of the Alentejo Region, in Portugal. It consists of 15 concelhos. It has a total area of 6,230 km² and a population of 127,025 ; thus 20,3 people/km².The chief city is Portalegre...
- PT183 Alentejo CentralAlentejo CentralAlentejo Central is a NUTS3 subregion of Alentejo Region, in Portugal. Alentejo Central is composed entirely of the Évora District minus the municipality of Mora, but including one municipality of the Portalegre District, Sousel....
- PT184 Baixo AlentejoBaixo Alentejo SubregionBaixo Alentejo is a NUTS3 subregion of Alentejo Region, in Portugal. It consists of 13 concelhos. It has a total area of 8,505 km² and a population of 135,105 ; thus 15.8 people/km².The chief city is Beja....
- PT185 Lezíria do TejoLezíria do TejoLezíria do Tejo is a Portuguese NUTS III subregion, part of NUTS II Alentejo Region.Lezíria do Tejo belonging to Lisboa e Vale do Tejo Region for planning, but to Lisbon Region in the NUTS scheme, has its main urban center in the city of Santarém and almost coincides with the traditional Ribatejo...
- PT181 Alentejo Litoral
- PT11 Norte
- PT2 Região Autónoma dos AÇORESAzoresThe Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
- PT20 Região Autónoma dos AçoresAzoresThe Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
- PT200 Região Autónoma dos AçoresAzoresThe Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
- PT200 Região Autónoma dos Açores
- PT20 Região Autónoma dos Açores
- PT3 Região Autónoma da MADEIRAMadeiraMadeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
- PT30 Região Autónoma da MadeiraMadeiraMadeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
- PT300 Região Autónoma da MadeiraMadeiraMadeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
- PT300 Região Autónoma da Madeira
- PT30 Região Autónoma da Madeira
Local administrative units
Below the NUTS levels, the two LAU (Local Administrative Units) levels are:| Level | Subdivisions | # |
|---|---|---|
| LAU 1 | Municipalities Municipalities of Portugal In Portugal, municipality or concelho is the most stable subdivision of Portugal since the foundation of the country.Portugal has an entirely separate system of cities and towns. Cities and towns are located in municipalities, but often do not have the same boundaries, even if built-up is continuous... (Concelhos - Municípios) |
308 |
| LAU 2 | Parishes (Freguesias) | 4260 |
The LAU codes of Portugal can be downloaded here:
See also
- Administrative divisions of PortugalAdministrative divisions of PortugalAdministratively, Portugal is a unitary and decentralized State. Nonetheless, operationally, it is highly centralized system with administrative divisions organized into three tiers. The State is organized under the principles of subsidiarity, local government autonomy, and democratic...
- Subdivisions of PortugalSubdivisions of PortugalSubdivisions of Portugal. For an overview of the administrative subdivisions see: administrative divisions of Portugal.-List of ambiguous subdivision names:* Minho: Province / Subregion* Alto Alentejo: Province / Subregion...
- ISO 3166-2 codes of PortugalISO 3166-2:PTISO 3166-2:PT is the entry for Portugal in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Portugal, ISO 3166-2 codes are...
- FIPS region codes of Portugal
Sources
- Hierarchical list of the Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics - NUTS and the Statistical regions of Europe
- Overview map of EU Countries - NUTS level 1
- Correspondence between the NUTS levels and the national administrative units
- List of current NUTS codes
- Regions of Portugal, Statoids.com
- Municipalities of Portugal, Statoids.com
