Braga District

Coordinates: 41°32′39″N 8°25′19″W / 41.54417°N 8.42194°W

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Braga
District
Coat of arms

Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Historical province	Minho
No. of municipalities	14
No. of parishes	515
Capital	Braga
Area
• Total	2,673 km² (1,032 sq mi)
Population
• Total	831,368
• Density	310/km² (810/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	PT-03
No. of parliamentary representatives	19

The district of Braga (Portuguese: Distrito de Braga [ˈbɾaɣɐ] ^ⓘ) 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.

Municipalities

The district comprises 14 municipalities:

Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2019

e • d **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
Parties	1976		1979		1980		1983		1985		1987		1991		1995		1999		2002		2005		2009		2011		2015		2019
PS	32.3	6	30.2	5	29.3	5	39.7	7	21.8	4	25.9	5	31.5	5	42.9	8	44.3	8	37.4	8	45.4	9	41.7	9	32.9	7	30.9	7	36.4	8
PSD	28.6	5	In AD				27.0	5	32.8	6	53.4	10	53.6	10	38.2	7	36.7	7	44.4	9	32.9	7	30.8	6	40.1	9	In PàF		34.1	8
CDS-PP	25.2	4	In AD				18.3	3	14.0	2	5.9	1	5.6	1	10.7	1	8.9	1	9.3	1	7.8	1	9.7	2	10.4	2	In PàF		4.1	1
PCP/APU/CDU	4.2		10.0	1	8.4	1	8.8	1	8.5	1	6.1	1	4.6		4.5		5.4	1	4.4		4.8	1	4.6	1	4.9	1	5.2	1	4.0
AD			51.9	9	54.9	9
PRD									16.8	3	3.3
BE																	1.2		1.7		4.6		7.8	1	4.2		8.8	1	8.9	2
PàF																											45.6	10
Total seats	15						16				17		16				17		18				19
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

External links

Photos from Braga (district)

v t e Braga
District Timeline
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
Museums	Biscainhos Cathedral Treasure D. Diogo de Sousa Image Medina Nogueira da Silva Pius XII Stringed Instruments Raio Palace
Category

v t e Districts and Autonomous Regions of Portugal
Districts	Aveiro Beja Braga Bragança Castelo Branco Coimbra Évora Faro Guarda Leiria Lisboa Portalegre Porto Santarém Setúbal Viana do Castelo Vila Real Viseu
Autonomous Regions	Azores Madeira