Faro District
Faro District | |
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District | |
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Country | Portugal |
Region | Algarve |
Historical province | Algarve |
No. of municipalities | 16 |
No. of parishes | 84 |
Capital | Faro |
Area | |
• Total | 4,960 km2 (1,920 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 458,734 |
• Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | PT-08 |
No. of parliamentary representatives | 9 |
Faro District (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfaɾu], Portuguese: Distrito de Faro) is the southernmost district of Portugal, coincident with the Algarve. The administrative centre, or capital, is the city of Faro.
Municipalities
The district is composed of 16 municipalities:
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Faro (district). |
- Faro, Portugal
- Algarve
Media related to Buildings in Faro (district) at Wikimedia Commons
Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2011
Summary of election results from Faro district, 1976-2011
Parties | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S |
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1976 | 1979 | 1980 | 1983 | 1985 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2002 | 2005 | 2009 | 2011 | ||||||||||||||
PS | 44.6 | 6 | 34.0 | 3 | 34.7 | 4 | 43.2 | 5 | 22.3 | 2 | 24.9 | 3 | 31.2 | 3 | 49.6 | 5 | 48.4 | 5 | 40.5 | 4 | 49.3 | 6 | 31.9 | 3 | 23.0 | 2 |
PSD | 19.3 | 2 | 23.1 | 2 | 28.4 | 3 | 46.7 | 5 | 50.8 | 5 | 29.2 | 3 | 29.5 | 3 | 37.7 | 4 | 24.6 | 2 | 26.2 | 3 | 37.0 | 4 | ||||
CDS-PP | 6.8 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 10.7 | 1 | 12.7 | 1 | |||||||||||||
PCP/APU/CDU | 14.5 | 1 | 20.3 | 2 | 16.7 | 1 | 18.6 | 2 | 15.4 | 2 | 10.9 | 1 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 1 | ||||||
BE | 2.3 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 15.3 | 1 | 8.2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
AD | 34.6 | 4 | 37.2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
PRD | 20.5 | 2 | 6.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições |
See also
- Senhora do Verde, a village in the district of Faro
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