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 Inhabitants per post offices (No.)
Characteristic Description
Name Inhabitants per post offices (No.) by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2013); Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Statistics on postal services
First available period 2011
Last available period 2022
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (NUTS - 2013)
Concepts
  • MOBILE POST OFFICES:  It comprises road and river stations, serving users in rural towns, urban areas, as well as rural postmen that supply the general public services similar to those of fixed post offices.
  • ENTERPRISE:  Legal entity (natural or legal person) that is an organisational unit producing goods or services, which benefits from a certain degree of autonomy in decision-making, especially for the allocation of its current resources. An enterprise carries out one or more activities at one or more locations.
  • FIXED POST OFFICES:  It comprises primary post offices (providing the whole range of postal services) and secondary post offices (with limited functions).
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
Formule Annual average resident population/ Post offices of national postal service enterprises
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 31/07/2023


information presented in 29/3/2024