Ribatejo Province in the context of Constância

Ribatejo Province in the context of Constância

⭐ Core Definition: Ribatejo Province

The Ribatejo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁiβɐˈtɛʒu]) was the most central of the traditional provinces of Portugal, with no coastline or border with Spain. The region is crossed by the Tagus river (Ribatejo translates to "upper Tagus", or more precisely, "up the Tagus" relative to Lisbon at its mouth). The region contains some of the nation's richest agricultural land, and it produces most of the animals used in the Portuguese style of bullfighting.

Ribatejo Province was formally created in 1936. It contained the municipalities of Abrantes, Alcanena, Almeirim, Alpiarça, Azambuja, Benavente, Cartaxo, Chamusca, Constância, Coruche, Entroncamento, Ferreira do Zêzere, Golegã, Rio Maior, Salvaterra de Magos, Santarém, Sardoal, Tomar, Torres Novas, Vila Franca de Xira and Vila Nova da Barquinha. The largest towns were Santarém and Tomar.

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Ribatejo Province in the context of Portuguese province

The term "provinces" (Portuguese: províncias) has been used throughout history to identify regions of continental Portugal. Current legal subdivisions of Portugal do not coincide with the provinces, but several provinces, in their 19th- and 20th-century versions, still correspond to culturally relevant, strongly self-identifying categories. They include:

The islands of Azores and Madeira were never called "provinces".

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Ribatejo Province in the context of Beira Litoral Province

Beira Litoral is a historical (or natural region) province (província) of Portugal, formally instituted in an administrative reform of 1936. It was abolished with the 1976 Constitution of Portugal.

The province was bordered on the north by Douro Litoral Province, on the east by Beira Alta Province and Beira Baixa Province, on the southeast by Ribatejo Province, on the southwest by Estremadura Province and on the West by the Atlantic Ocean.

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← Portuguese province ← Beira Litoral Province
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Tagus → Pego (Abrantes) → Boquilobo Bog Natural Reserve → Provinces of Portugal → Lisbon → Portuguese-style bullfighting → Abrantes → Alcanena → Almeirim → Alpiarça → Azambuja → Benavente, Portugal → Cartaxo → Chamusca → Constância → Coruche → Entroncamento → Ferreira do Zêzere → Golegã → Rio Maior → Salvaterra de Magos → Santarém, Portugal → Sardoal → Tomar → Torres Novas → Vila Franca de Xira → Vila Nova da Barquinha →