Braga District

The district of Braga (Portuguese: Distrito de Braga [ˈbɾaɣɐ] (listen)) is a district in the northwest of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Braga, and it is bordered by the district of Viana do Castelo in the north, Vila Real in the east, Spain (Galicia) in the northeast and Porto in the south. Its area is 2,673 km² and it has a population of 831,368.

Braga
District
Coat of arms
CountryPortugal
RegionNorte
Historical provinceMinho
No. of municipalities14
No. of parishes515
CapitalBraga
Area
 • Total2,673 km2 (1,032 sq mi)
Population
 • Total831,368
 • Density310/km2 (810/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codePT-03
No. of parliamentary representatives19

Municipalities

The district comprises 14 municipalities:

  • Amares
  • Barcelos
  • Braga
  • Cabeceiras de Basto
  • Celorico de Basto
  • Esposende
  • Fafe
  • Guimarães
  • Póvoa de Lanhoso
  • Terras de Bouro
  • Vieira do Minho
  • Vila Nova de Famalicão
  • Vila Verde
  • Vizela

Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2019

Summary of election results from Braga district, 1976-2019

 
Parties%S%S%S%S%S%S%S%S%S%S%S%S%S%S%S
1976 1979 1980 1983 1985 1987 1991 1995 1999 2002 2005 2009 2011 2015 2019
PS32.3630.2529.3539.7721.8425.9531.5542.9844.3837.4845.4941.7932.9730.9736.48
PSD28.65In AD27.0532.8653.41053.61038.2736.7744.4932.9730.8640.19In PàF34.18
CDS-PP25.2418.3314.025.915.6110.718.919.317.819.7210.424.11
PCP/APU/CDU4.210.018.418.818.516.114.64.55.414.44.814.614.915.214.0
AD51.9954.99
PRD16.833.3
BE1.21.74.67.814.28.818.92
PàF45.610
Total seats15161716171819
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

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