The District of Santarém (Portuguese: Distrito de Santarém [sɐ̃tɐˈɾɐ̃j̃] (listen)) is a district of Portugal, located in Portugal's Centro Region. The district capital is the city of Santarém.
District of Santarém | |
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Country | Portugal |
Region | Centro and Alentejo |
Historical province | Ribatejo (partly Beira Baixa and Beira Litoral) |
No. of municipalities | 21 |
No. of parishes | 193 |
Capital | Santarém |
Area | |
• Total | 6,747 km2 (2,605 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 475,344 |
• Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | PT-14 |
No. of parliamentary representatives | 9 |
The district is the 3rd largest in Portugal, with an area of 6,747 km2 (2,605 sq mi), and a population of 475,344 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 70 people per sq. kilometer (180 people per sq. mile).
Once part of the historical region of Ribatejo, the district was created by order of the European Union, not taking into consideration historical boundaries or cultures.
The district includes the following 21 municipalities.
Parties | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | 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 | 2015 | 2019 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
PS | 38.4 | 6 | 27.3 | 3 | 30.4 | 4 | 38.4 | 5 | 18.6 | 2 | 21.7 | 3 | 29.4 | 3 | 45.8 | 5 | 45.5 | 5 | 38.4 | 4 | 46.1 | 6 | 33.7 | 4 | 25.9 | 3 | 32.9 | 3 | 37.1 | 4 | 41.2 | 5 |
PSD | 19.5 | 3 | In AD | 24.7 | 3 | 27.8 | 4 | 47.9 | 7 | 49.1 | 6 | 31.0 | 3 | 30.2 | 3 | 38.1 | 4 | 26.4 | 3 | 27.0 | 3 | 37.6 | 5 | In PàF | 25.2 | 3 | 26.9 | 3 | ||||
CDS-PP | 13.9 | 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 1 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 8.7 | 1 | 8.1 | 1 | 8.4 | 1 | 6.9 | 11.2 | 1 | 12.3 | 1 | 4.7 | 1.9 | |||||||||||
PCP/APU/CDU | 16.1 | 2 | 21.7 | 3 | 19.0 | 2 | 20.0 | 3 | 16.4 | 2 | 12.6 | 1 | 9.8 | 1 | 9.5 | 1 | 10.1 | 1 | 8.6 | 1 | 8.6 | 1 | 9.2 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 9.6 | 1 | 7.6 | 1 | 5.4 | |
AD | 41.0 | 6 | 42.1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PRD | 23.8 | 3 | 7.3 | 1 | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BE | 2.0 | 2.8 | 6.5 | 11.8 | 1 | 5.8 | 10.8 | 1 | 10.2 | 1 | 4.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
PàF | 35.8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CHEGA | 2.0 | 10.9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total seats | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições |
The village of Almonda, within the civil parish of Zibreira, is noted for the Aroeira cave, where the 400,000 year old Aroeira 3 skull of a Homo Heidelbergensis was discovered in 2014. It is the oldest trace of human habitation in Portugal.[1][2][3][4]
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