Castelo Branco District
Castelo Branco District (Portuguese: Distrito de Castelo Branco [kɐʃˈtɛlu ˈβɾɐ̃ku] (
listen)) is located in Central Portugal. Its capital is Castelo Branco, which is now also the most populous city, overtaking Covilhã, which was once the largest city.
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 |
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:
Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2019
Summary of election results from Castelo Branco district, 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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