Castelo Branco District
District of Castelo Branco | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Historical province | Beira Baixa |
| No. of municipalities | 11 |
| No. of parishes | 160 |
| Capital | Castelo Branco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,675 km2 (2,577 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 225,916 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (88/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | PT-05 |
| No. of parliamentary representatives | 4 |
Castelo Branco District (Portuguese: Distrito de Castelo Branco [kɐʃˈtɛlu ˈβɾɐ̃ku] ⓘ) is located in Central Portugal. Its capital is Castelo Branco, which is now also the most populous city, taking over Covilhã, what was once the largest city.
It has an area of 6675 km² (4th largest in Portugal), and a population of 225,916 inhabitants.
Municipalities
The district is composed of 11 municipalities:
- Belmonte
- Castelo Branco
- Covilhã
- Fundão
- Idanha-a-Nova
- Oleiros
- Penamacor
- Proença-a-Nova
- Sertã
- Vila de Rei
- Vila Velha de Ródão
Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2019
| Parties | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S |
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| 1976 | 1979 | 1980 | 1983 | 1985 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2002 | 2005 | 2009 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
