Guarda District

The district of Guarda (Portuguese: Distrito de Guarda [ˈɡwaɾðɐ] (listen)) 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.

Guarda District
Coat of arms
CountryPortugal
RegionCentro
(partly Norte , only Foz Coa)
Historical provinceBeira Alta Province
(partly Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Province)
No. of municipalities14
No. of parishes336
CapitalGuarda
Area
  Total5,518 km2 (2,131 sq mi)
Population
  Total173,716
  Density31/km2 (82/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codePT-09
No. of parliamentary representatives4

Municipalities

The district contains 14 municipalities:

Cities

The following seat of municipalities have city (cidade)status: Gouveia, Guarda, Meda, Pinhel, Sabugal, Trancoso.

Subregions Included within the District of Guarda

Beira Interior Norte, Serra da Estrela, Douro and Dão-Lafões.

Geography

The main mountain ranges are the Serra da Estrela and Serra da Marofa. The main rivers are the Mondego, Côa, and Douro.

Main Monuments/Castles

  • 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 1976-2019

Summary of election results from Guarda 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
PS25.2226.3126.3133.5223.3221.8126.8143.7243.4234.7246.8236.0228.3133.8237.62
PSD25.72In AD31.5233.6260.0458.6339.9239.2248.5234.7235.6246.33In PàF34.31
CDS-PP32.1223.8119.516.65.99.99.89.67.011.211.25.0
AD60.6460.64
PàF45.62
Total seats6543
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

See also

  • Barregão, a village located in the district of Guarda

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