Beja District

For other uses, see Beja (disambiguation).

The Beja District (Portuguese: Distrito de Beja; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɛʒɐ] ^ⓘ) is located in southern Portugal. The district capital is the city of Beja. It is the largest district of the country by area, comprising around 11% of Portuguese territory. It borders Spain.

District of Beja Distrito de Beja (Portuguese)
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Portugal
Region	Alentejo
Historical province	Baixo Alentejo
No. of municipalities	14
No. of parishes	75
Capital	Beja
Area
• Total	10,225 km2 (3,948 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	152,758
• Density	15/km2 (39/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	PT-02
No. of parliamentary representatives	3

Municipalities

The district is composed of 14 municipalities:

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

All 14 municipalities are divided into 75 freguesias or parishes.

Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2022

Main article: Beja constituency

Summary of election results from Beja district, 1976-2022

Parties	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	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		2015		2019		2022
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	37.3	1	40.7	2	43.7	2
PSD	8.2		In AD				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	In PàF		13.3		15.9
CDS-PP	4.2						4.1		2.2		2.0		2.3		3.6		3.9		3.7		2.9		5.7		7.3				2.3		0.8
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	25.0	1	22.8	1	18.4	1
AD			19.0	1	22.4	1
PàF																											20.1	1
Total seats	6		5										4				3
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

External links

• Photos from Beja (district)

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