Guarda District
The district of Guarda (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɡwaɾðɐ], Portuguese: Distrito de Guarda) is located in the Centro Region of Portugal, except Vila Nova de Foz Côa, which is in the Norte Region. The district capital and most populous city is Guarda.
Municipalities
The district contains 14 municipalities:
- Aguiar da Beira [town]
- Almeida [town]
- Celorico da Beira [town]
- Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo [town]
- Fornos de Algodres [town]
- Gouveia [city]
- Guarda [main city/district and Beiras capital; seat of diocese]
- Manteigas [town]
- Mêda [city]
- Pinhel [Historic city/ancient diocese]
- Sabugal [city]
- Seia [city]
- Trancoso [city]
- Vila Nova de Foz Côa (aka Foz Côa) [city]
Subregions Included within the District of Guarda
Beira Interior Norte, Serra da Estrela, Douro and Dão-Lafões.
Geography
The main mountain ranges are the Serra da Estrela and Serra da Marofa. The main rivers are the Mondego, Côa, and Douro.
Main Monuments/Castles
- Guarda Sé/ Guarda`s cathedral.
- Castles:(Castelos de) Pinhel, Sabugal, Sortelha, Marialva, Celorico, Rodrigo, Almeida, Trancoso.
- Pelourinhos de Pinhel and Alverca da Beira.
Summary of votes and seats won 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 | 25.2 | 2 | 26.3 | 1 | 26.3 | 1 | 33.5 | 2 | 23.3 | 2 | 21.8 | 1 | 26.8 | 1 | 43.7 | 2 | 43.4 | 2 | 34.7 | 2 | 46.8 | 2 | 36.0 | 2 | 28.3 | 1 |
| PSD | 25.7 | 2 | 31.5 | 2 | 33.6 | 2 | 60.0 | 4 | 58.6 | 3 | 39.9 | 2 | 39.2 | 2 | 48.5 | 2 | 34.7 | 2 | 35.6 | 2 | 46.3 | 3 | ||||
| CDS-PP | 32.1 | 2 | 23.8 | 1 | 19.5 | 1 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 7.0 | 11.2 | 11.2 | ||||||||||||
| PCP/APU/CDU | 2.9 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | |||||||||||||
| BE | 1.1 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 7.6 | 3.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| AD | 60.6 | 4 | 60.6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PRD | 10.9 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
