Castelo Branco District

District of Castelo Branco
District
Flag of District of Castelo Branco
Flag
Coat of arms of District of Castelo Branco
Coat of arms
CountryPortugal
RegionCentro
Historical provinceBeira Baixa
No. of municipalities11
No. of parishes160
CapitalCastelo Branco
Area
 • Total
6,675 km2 (2,577 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
225,916
 • Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codePT-05
No. of parliamentary representatives4

Castelo Branco District (Portuguese: Distrito de Castelo Branco [kɐʃˈtɛlu ˈβɾɐ̃ku] ⓘ) is located in Central Portugal. Its capital is Castelo Branco, which is now also its most populous city, overtaking Covilhã, which was once the largest city, in the late 2010s.

It has an area of 6,675 km2 (2,577 sq mi) (4th largest in Portugal), and a population of 225,916 inhabitants. It borders Spain (Extremadura).

Municipalities

The district is composed of 11 municipalities:

Summary of votes and seats won in national elections since 1976

Main article: Castelo Branco constituency
Summary of election results from Castelo Branco district, 1976-2022
Parties % S % 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 2022
PS 36.4 3 27.8 2 30.3 2 37.1 3 18.5 1 22.4 2 32.4 2 53.2 3 51.6 3 46.1 3 56.0 4 41.0 2 34.8 2 38.9 2 40.9 3 47.7 3
PSD 22.6 2 In AD 30.6 2 31.2 3 52.1 4 51.8 3 32.1 2 32.0 2 38.3 2 26.7 1 29.8 2 37.9 2 In PàF 26.3 1 27.4 1
CDS-PP 19.9 2 13.2 1 9.6 4.7 3.9 7.2 6.3 7.1 5.3 8.4 9.6 3.7 1.6
AD 49.9 4 51.0 4
PRD 24.4 2 6.0
PàF 35.3 2
Total seats 7 6 5 4
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

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