Beja District

District of Beja
District

Country	Portugal
Region	Alentejo
Historical province	Baixo Alentejo
No. of municipalities	14
No. of parishes	100
Capital	Beja
Area
• Total	10,225 km² (3,948 sq mi)
Population
• Total	161,211
• Density	16/km² (41/sq mi)
No. of parliamentary representatives	3

The Beja District (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɛʒɐ]) is located in southern Portugal. The district capital is the city of Beja.

Municipalities

The district is composed of 14 municipalities:

Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2009

Summary of election results from Beja district, 1976-2009


Parties	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S
Parties	1976		1979		1980		1983		1985		1987		1991		1995		1999		2002		2005		2009		2011
PS	32.0	2	22.0	1	21.1	1	28.0	2	20.1	1	20.3	1	28.4	1	45.8	2	46.7	2	43.5	2	51.0	2	34.9	2	29.8	1
PSD	8.2						11.8		13.7	1	24.5	1	29.3	1	15.7	1	14.5		21.2		12.3		14.6		23.7	1
CDS-PP	4.2						4.1		2.2		2.0		2.3		3.6		3.9		3.7		2.9		5.7		7.3
PCP/APU/CDU	44.0	4	50.7	3	47.1	3	49.4	3	44.9	3	38.7	3	30.4	2	29.2	1	28.3	1	24.2	1	24.1	1	29.1	1	25.4	1
BE																	1.6		1.9		4.7		10.0		5.2
AD			19.0	1	22.4	1
PRD									11.6		5.7
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

External links

Photos from Beja (district)

Municipalities of Beja District

Aljustrel Almodôvar Alvito Barrancos Beja Castro Verde Cuba Ferreira do Alentejo Mértola Moura Odemira Ourique Serpa Vidigueira

Districts and Autonomous regions of Portugal

Districts	Aveiro Beja Braga Bragança Castelo Branco Coimbra Évora Faro Guarda Leiria Lisboa Portalegre Porto Santarém Setúbal Viana do Castelo Vila Real Viseu

Autonomous regions	Azores Madeira

Coordinates: 38°01′N 7°52′W / 38.017°N 7.867°W / 38.017; -7.867