Ranked list of Portuguese districts

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Population figures are from the 2001 census.

NB: Azores and Madeira are not districts, but rather autonomous regions.

[edit] By population

Rank	District	Population	%	Density
1	Lisbon (1)	2,135,992	20.6%	773.6
2	Porto (16)	1,781,826	17.2%	744.0
3	Braga (17)	831,868	8.0%	311.2
4	Setúbal (4)	788,459	7.6%	155.7
5	Aveiro (12)	713,578	6.9%	254.1
6	Santarém (3)	475,344	4.6%	70.5
7	Leiria (2)	459,450	4.4%	130.7
8	Coimbra (11)	441,245	4.3%	111.8
9	Faro (6)	395,208	3.8%	79.7
10	Viseu (13)	394,927	3.8%	78.9
11	Viana do Castelo (18)	250,273	2.4%	111.0
12	Azores	245,011	2.4%	105.0
13	Madeira	245,011	2.4%	307.4
14	Vila Real (15)	223,731	2.2%	51.7
15	Castelo Branco (9)	208,069	2.0%	31.2
16	Guarda (10)	173,716	1.7%	31.5
17	Évora (7)	173,408	1.7%	23.5
18	Beja (5)	161,211	1.6%	15.7
19	Bragança (14)	148,808	1.4%	22.5
20	Portalegre (8)	127,018	1.2%	20.9
	Portugal	10,374,153	100%	112.6

[edit] By area

Rank	District	Area (km²)	%	Density
1	Beja (5)	10,255	11.1%	15.7
2	Évora (7)	7,393	8.0%	23.5
3	Santarém (3)	6,747	7.3%	70.5
4	Castelo Branco (9)	6,675	7.2%	31.2
5	Bragança (14)	6,608	7.2%	22.5
6	Portalegre (8)	6,065	6.6%	20.9
7	Guarda (10)	5,518	6.0%	31.5
8	Setúbal (4)	5,064	5.5%	155.7
9	Viseu (13)	5,007	5.4%	78.9
10	Faro (6)	4,960	5.4%	79.7
11	Vila Real (15)	4,328	4.7%	51.7
12	Coimbra (11)	3,947	4.3%	111.8
13	Leiria (2)	3,515	3.8%	130.7
14	Aveiro (12)	2,808	3.0%	254.1
15	Lisbon (1)	2,761	3.0%	773.6
16	Braga (17)	2,673	2.9%	311.2
17	Porto (16)	2,395	2.6%	744.0
18	Azores	2,333	2.5%	105.0
19	Viana do Castelo (18)	2,255	2.4%	111.0
20	Madeira	797	0.9%	307.4
	Portugal	92,104	100%	112.6

[edit] By density

Rank	District	Population	Area (km²)	Density
1	Lisbon (1)	2,135,992	2,761	773.6
2	Porto (16)	1,781,826	2,395	744.0
3	Braga (17)	831,868	2,673	311.2
4	Madeira	245,011	797	307.4
5	Aveiro (12)	713,578	2,808	254.1
6	Setúbal (4)	788,459	5,064	155.7
7	Leiria (2)	459,450	3,515	130.7
8	Coimbra (11)	441,245	3,947	111.8
9	Viana do Castelo (18)	250,273	2,255	111.0
10	Azores	245,011	2,333	105.0
11	Faro (6)	395,208	4,960	79.7
12	Viseu (13)	394,927	5,007	78.9
13	Santarém (3)	475,344	6,747	70.5
14	Vila Real (15)	223,731	4,328	51.7
15	Guarda (10)	173,716	5,518	31.5
16	Castelo Branco (9)	208,069	6,675	31.2
17	Évora (7)	173,408	7,393	23.5
18	Bragança (14)	148,808	6,608	22.5
19	Portalegre (8)	127,018	6,065	20.9
20	Beja (5)	161,211	10,255	15.7
	Portugal	10,374,153	92,104	112.6