The district of Guarda (Portuguese: Distrito de Guarda [ˈɡwaɾðɐ] ) is located in the Centro Region of Portugal, except Vila Nova de Foz Côa, which is in the Norte Region. The district capital and most populous city is Guarda. It borders Spain.
Guarda District | |
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Country | Portugal |
Region | Centro (partly Norte, only Foz Coa) |
Historical province | Beira Alta Province (partly Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Province) |
No. of municipalities | 14 |
No. of parishes | 336 |
Capital | Guarda |
Area | |
• Total | 5,518 km2 (2,131 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 173,716 |
• Density | 31/km2 (82/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | PT-09 |
No. of parliamentary representatives | 3 |
Municipalities
editThe district contains 14 municipalities:
Cities
editThe following seat of municipalities have city (cidade)status: Gouveia, Guarda, Meda, Pinhel, Sabugal, Trancoso.
Subregions Included within the District of Guarda
editBeira Interior Norte, Serra da Estrela, Douro and Dão-Lafões.
Geography
editThe main mountain ranges are the Serra da Estrela and Serra da Marofa. The main rivers are the Mondego, Côa, and Douro.
Main Monuments/Castles
edit- Guarda Sé/ 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 1976-2022
editParties | % | 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 PàF | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PàF | 45.6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total seats | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições |
See also
edit- Barregão, a village located in the district of Guarda