Beja District

For other uses, see Beja (disambiguation).

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 (3.9 sq mi)
Population
– Total	161.211
– Density	15.8/km2 (40.8/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:

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

Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2009

e • d Summary of election results from Beja district, 1976-2009

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	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)

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