Castelo Branco District

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.

District of Castelo Branco
Coat of arms of District of Castelo Branco
CountryPortugal
RegionCentro
Historical provinceBeira Baixa
No. of municipalities11
No. of parishes160
CapitalCastelo Branco
Area
  Total6,675 km2 (2,577 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total225,916
  Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codePT-05
No. of parliamentary representatives4

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

Municipalities

The district is composed of 11 municipalities:

Summary of votes and seats won in national elections since 1976

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
PS36.4327.8230.3237.1318.5122.4232.4253.2351.6346.1356.0441.0234.8238.9240.9347.73
PSD22.62In AD30.6231.2352.1451.8332.1232.0238.3226.7129.8237.92In PàF26.3127.41
CDS-PP19.9213.219.64.73.97.26.37.15.38.49.63.71.6
AD49.9451.04
PRD24.426.0
PàF35.32
Total seats7654
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

39.824°N 7.492°W / 39.824; -7.492

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