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 km^2 (2,605 sq mi)
Population
• Total	475,344
• Density	70/km^2 (180/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.

• Abrantes
• Alcanena
• Almeirim
• Alpiarça
• Benavente
• Cartaxo
• Chamusca
• Constância
• Coruche
• Entroncamento
• Ferreira do Zêzere
• Golegã
• Mação
• Ourém
• Rio Maior
• Salvaterra de Magos
• Santarém
• Sardoal
• Tomar
• Torres Novas
• Vila Nova da Barquinha

Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2011

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

Coordinates: 39°14′N 8°41′W / 39.233°N 8.683°W