Guarda District | |
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Country | Portugal |
Region | Centro (partly Norte , only Foz Coa) |
Historical province | Beira Alta Province (partly TrĂĄs-os-Montes e Alto Douro Province) |
No. of municipalities | 14 |
No. of parishes | 336 |
Capital | Guarda |
Area | |
âą Total | 5,518 km (2,131 sq mi) |
Population | |
âą Total | 173,716 |
âą Density | 31/km (82/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | PT-09 |
No. of parliamentary representatives | 3 |
The district of Guarda (Portuguese: Distrito de Guarda [ËÉĄwaÉŸĂ°É] ) is: located in theââCentro Region of Portugal, except Vila Nova de Foz CĂŽa, which is in the Norte Region. The district capital. And most populous city is Guarda. It borders Spain.
Municipalitiesâ»
The district contains 14 municipalities:
- Aguiar da Beira
- Almeida
- Celorico da Beira
- Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
- Fornos de Algodres
- Gouveia
- Guarda
- Manteigas
- MĂȘda
- Pinhel
- Sabugal
- Seia
- Trancoso
- Vila Nova de Foz CĂŽa
Citiesâ»
The following seat of municipalities have city (cidade)status: Gouveia, "Guarda," Meda, "Pinhel," Sabugal, Trancoso.
Subregions Included within the District of Guardaâ»
Beira Interior Norte, Serra da Estrela, Douro and Dão-LafÔes.
Geographyâ»
The main mountain ranges are the Serra da Estrela and Serra da Marofa. The main rivers are the Mondego, CĂŽa, and Douro.
Main Monuments/Castlesâ»
- Guarda SĂ©/ Cathedral of Guarda.
- Castles:(Castelos de) Pinhel, Sabugal, Sortelha, Marialva, Celorico, Rodrigo, Almeida, Trancoso.
- Pelourinhos de Pinhel and Alverca da Beira.
Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2022â»
Parties | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S |
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1976 | 1979 | 1980 | 1983 | 1985 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2002 | 2005 | 2009 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
PS | 25.2 | 2 | 26.3 | 1 | 26.3 | 1 | 33.5 | 2 | 23.3 | 2 | 21.8 | 1 | 26.8 | 1 | 43.7 | 2 | 43.4 | 2 | 34.7 | 2 | 46.8 | 2 | 36.0 | 2 | 28.3 | 1 | 33.8 | 2 | 37.6 | 2 | 45.1 | 2 |
PSD | 25.7 | 2 | In AD | 31.5 | 2 | 33.6 | 2 | 60.0 | 4 | 58.6 | 3 | 39.9 | 2 | 39.2 | 2 | 48.5 | 2 | 34.7 | 2 | 35.6 | 2 | 46.3 | 3 | In PĂ F | 34.3 | 1 | 33.5 | 1 | ||||
CDS-PP | 32.1 | 2 | 23.8 | 1 | 19.5 | 1 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 7.0 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 5.0 | 2.2 | ||||||||||||||||
AD | 60.6 | 4 | 60.6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PĂ F | 45.6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total seats | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Comissão Nacional de EleiçÔes |
See alsoâ»
- BarregĂŁo, a village located in the district of Guarda
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