Portalegre District

Portalegre District
—  District  —
Country	Portugal
Region	Alentejo Region
Historical province	Alto Alentejo Province (partly Ribatejo)
No. of municipalities	15
No. of parishes	86
Capital	Portalegre
Area
– Total	6.065 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Population
– Total	127.018
– Density	20.9/km2 (54.2/sq mi)
No. of parliamentary representatives	2

Portalegre District (Portuguese pronunciation: [puɾtɐˈlɛɣɾ(ɨ)], Portuguese: Distrito de Portalegre) is located in the South of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Portalegre.

Municipalities

The district is composed by 15 municipalities:

• Alter do Chão
• Arronches
• Avis
• Campo Maior
• Castelo de Vide
• Crato
• Elvas
• Fronteira
• Gavião
• Marvão
• Monforte
• Nisa
• Ponte de Sôr
• Portalegre
• Sousel