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Blank Map of Portugal

Printable map of Portugal with all 18 districts, in four versions — blank, labeled, colored and with cities. Download as SVG, PNG or PDF. Public-domain data, no watermark.

Blank map of Portugal

Outlines only — no labels, no fill.

SVG (vector)

Any size, editable in Inkscape, Illustrator or Figma.

PNG and PDF files are drawn in your browser at the size you pick; nothing is uploaded. No watermark, no sign-up.

About this map: Mainland districts only; the autonomous regions of the Azores and Madeira are in the Atlantic and are not drawn.

Portugal at a glance

Districts on the map18
Area of the shapes drawn88,081 km² · 34,008 mi²
Largest district by areaBeja — 10,270 km²
Smallest district by areaViana do Castelo — 2,179 km²
Places on the with-cities versionLisbon, Porto, Braga, Funchal, Setúbal, Coimbra, Ponta Delgada, Portimão, Évora, Aveiro

Areas are computed here from the full-resolution Natural Earth shapes on a sphere and are approximate; official figures differ, especially where coastlines and islands are generalised. Cities are the largest by Natural Earth's metro population figure (pop_max); squares mark national capitals.

All 18 districts of Portugal

DistrictArea, km² (approx.)Area, mi² (approx.)
Aveiro2,7691,069
Beja10,2703,965
Braga2,7011,043
Bragança6,3032,434
Castelo Branco6,4082,474
Coimbra3,9641,531
Évora7,2412,796
Faro4,9741,920
Guarda5,4802,116
Leiria3,5141,357
Lisbon2,7451,060
Portalegre5,9772,308
Porto2,312893
Santarém6,7532,607
Setúbal5,1291,980
Viana do Castelo2,179841
Vila Real4,2041,623
Viseu5,1581,992

Printing and using the map

  1. Pick a version with the tabs above the map. Blank is outlines only; Labeled names each district.
  2. For paper, choose PDF and your page size. Wide maps are placed on a landscape page automatically.
  3. Print at 100% or “Fit to page”. The PDF already leaves a half-inch margin.
  4. For slides or documents, a 1,200 or 2,400 px PNG is enough. For a poster, use the 4,800 px PNG or the SVG.
  5. To colour districts by your own data, open the SVG in a design program: each district is a separate path carrying its name.

About the boundaries

The shapes are Natural Earth's 1:10 million first-level administrative units (version 5.1), a public-domain dataset maintained by volunteers and the North American Cartographic Information Society. Where Natural Earth records a lower level of government than the one named here, its units are merged into the parent region, and names are given in common English forms.

The map uses an equal-area projection (Lambert azimuthal equal-area, centred on the map), so districts keep their true relative sizes. It is simplified to about the detail visible at 1192 × 2400 pixels, and coloured so that no two touching districts share a colour. The colours carry no meaning.

Limits: shorelines and small islands are generalised, very small districts may be hard to see at letter size, and the map shows administrative divisions only — no rivers, roads or terrain. It is for teaching, illustration and planning, not for legal, survey or navigation use.

Sources

Source files downloaded October 18, 2026.

Frequently asked questions

How many districts are on this map of Portugal?

18. That is the number of shapes after the grouping described under "About the boundaries"; every one of them is listed in the table on this page. Mainland districts only; the autonomous regions of the Azores and Madeira are in the Atlantic and are not drawn.

Can I use these maps for free, including commercially?

Yes. The maps are drawn from public-domain boundary data (Natural Earth) and this site adds no restrictions: use them in worksheets, slides, videos, products and print without attribution.

Which file should I download for printing?

The PDF, sized for your paper. It holds a 200 dpi image scaled to fit inside a half-inch margin and turns landscape automatically for wide maps. The SVG is vector and prints sharp at any size from a design program.

Do the four versions line up with each other?

Yes. The labeled, colored and with-cities versions are the blank SVG with labels, fills or city markers added on top, so the borders are identical. Print the blank one as a quiz and the labeled one as the answer key.

Why are some labels shortened?

Labels are sized to fit inside each district. Where a name cannot fit even at the smallest readable size it is shortened with an ellipsis or replaced by its abbreviation. The full names are in the table below the map.

How accurate are the borders?

They come from Natural Earth, a public-domain dataset made for small-scale maps, simplified further to suit a 1192 × 2400 pixel drawing. Where borders are disputed, Natural Earth shows the line it considers in de facto use, which may differ from a particular government's position.

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