The district of Viana do Castelo (Portuguese pronunciation: [viˈɐnɐ ðu kɐʃˈtɛlu], Portuguese: Distrito de Viana do Castelo) is a district located in the northwest of Portugal, bordered by Spain from the north and Braga District from the south. It has an area of 2,255 km² and a population of 252,011 (2006), for a density of 111.8 inhabitants/km². The district capital is the city of Viana do Castelo.
[edit] Municipalities
The district is composed of 10 municipalities:
[edit] Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2011
e • d Summary of election results from Viana do Castelo district, 1976-2011
| Parties |
% |
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 |
| PS |
25.5 |
2 |
24.9 |
2 |
22.8 |
1 |
32.5 |
2 |
18.4 |
1 |
20.3 |
1 |
25.2 |
2 |
38.8 |
3 |
40.2 |
3 |
35.3 |
3 |
42.0 |
3 |
36.3 |
3 |
26.2 |
2 |
| PSD |
32.8 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
32.6 |
3 |
33.5 |
3 |
54.5 |
5 |
56.9 |
4 |
42.1 |
3 |
35.8 |
2 |
45.5 |
3 |
33.5 |
2 |
31.3 |
2 |
43.6 |
3 |
| CDS-PP |
23.5 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
18.4 |
1 |
16.6 |
1 |
7.7 |
|
7.2 |
|
11.3 |
|
14.0 |
1 |
10.3 |
|
11.4 |
1 |
13.6 |
1 |
13.4 |
1 |
| PCP/APU/CDU |
6.6 |
|
9.8 |
|
10.0 |
|
9.9 |
|
8.2 |
|
6.3 |
|
5.0 |
|
4.6 |
|
5.0 |
|
3.5 |
|
3.8 |
|
4.2 |
|
4.9 |
|
| BE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
1.8 |
|
4.5 |
|
8.6 |
|
4.4 |
|
| AD |
|
|
54.8 |
4 |
59.2 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| PRD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16.2 |
1 |
4.8 |
|
1.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições |
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Municipalities of Viana do Castelo District
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