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Central Portugal Local Info
Information on regional government, cities, towns and villages in Central Portugal.
Regional Government
City, Town, and Village Information
Regional Government
Portugal has three tiers of government below the national level:
Districts (distritos): each with an appointed civil governor (most of the information you will find on this website will relate to the Coimbra District).
Municipalities (concelhos): include rural and urban areas within their territorial limits. Each municipality has a municipal assembly (assembleia municipal), made up of the presidents of the boards of the constituent parishes and an equal number plus one of directly elected members; a municipal chamber (câmara municipal), which is the executive of the municipality; and a municipal council (conselho municipal), a consultative organ through which the views of social, cultural, professional, and economic organizations within the municipality are transmitted to the municipal chamber.
Parishes (freguesias): each with a directly elected assembly (assembleia de freguesia) which appoints its own executive body, the parish board (junta de freguesia).
City, Town, and Village Information
Click on the links below for information on cities, towns, and villages in the Central Portugal region.
Not a very big list at the moment - we're working on it! If you have local information and/or photos you'd like to contribute, please email to sophie@pureportugal.co.uk.
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