Santarém District

District of Santarém
—  District  —
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 (2.6 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 475.344
 • Density 70.5/km2 (182.5/sq mi)
No. of parliamentary representatives 10

The District of Santarém (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɐ̃tɐˈɾɐ̃j], Portuguese: Distrito de Santarém) is located in Centro Region, Portugal, the district capital is the city of Santarém.

It has an area of 6747 km² (3rd largest in Portugal), and a population of 475,344 inhabitants.

Municipalities

The district includes the following 21 municipalities.

Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2011

e • d Summary of election results from Santarém district, 1976-2011
Parties % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S % S
1976 1979 1980 1983 1985 1987 1991 1995 1999 2002 2005 2009 2011
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
PSD 19.5 3 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
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
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
BE 2.0 2.8 6.5 11.8 1 5.8
AD 41.0 6 42.1 6
PRD 23.8 3 7.3 1 1.0
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições