Portugal - administrative regions

(rejected in the 1999 referendum)

Last modified: 2014-06-29 by klaus-michael schneider
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• About portuguese administrative regions
• Regional flag pattern
• List of Portuguese administrative regions (rejected in the 1999 referendum)
  (clickable map)
  • Entre Douro e Minho
  • Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
  • Beira Litoral
  • Beira Interior
  • Estremadura e Ribatejo
  • Lisboa e Setúbal
  • Alentejo
  • Algarve

• Subdivisions of Portugal
• Portugal

About portuguese administrative regions

The non existence of the said regions (refused in referendum in 1999) makes all this defunct in practice.
António Martins, 17 Dec 2001

In spite of haveing been rejected in the 1999 referendum, these administrative regions are still prescribed in the Consititution.
Jorge Candeias, 08 Feb 1999

Regional flag pattern

The crown used in the 1935 colonial arms was revived by means of the regional arms design prescribed in the current law.
António Martins, 17 Dec 2001

Plain cloth version

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