Guarda District

The district of Guarda (Portuguese: Distrito de Guarda [ˈɡwaɾðɐ] ) 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. It borders Spain.

Guarda District
District
Coat of arms
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro (partly Norte, only Foz Coa)
Historical province	Beira Alta Province (partly Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Province)
No. of municipalities	14
No. of parishes	336
Capital	Guarda
Area
• Total	5,518 km2 (2,131 sq mi)
Population
• Total	173,716
• Density	31/km2 (82/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	PT-09
No. of parliamentary representatives	3

Municipalities

The district contains 14 municipalities:

• Aguiar da Beira
• Almeida
• Celorico da Beira
• Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
• Fornos de Algodres
• Gouveia
• Guarda
• Manteigas
• Mêda
• Pinhel
• Sabugal
• Seia
• Trancoso
• Vila Nova de Foz Côa

Cities

The following seat of municipalities have city (cidade)status: Gouveia, Guarda, Meda, Pinhel, Sabugal, Trancoso.

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/ Cathedral of Guarda.
• Castles:(Castelos de) Pinhel, Sabugal, Sortelha, Marialva, Celorico, Rodrigo, Almeida, Trancoso.
• Pelourinhos de Pinhel and Alverca da Beira.

Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2022

Main article: Guarda constituency

Summary of election results from Guarda district, 1976-2022

Parties	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	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		2015		2019		2022
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	33.8	2	37.6	2	45.1	2
PSD	25.7	2	In AD				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	In PàF		34.3	1	33.5	1
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				5.0		2.2
AD			60.6	4	60.6	4
PàF																											45.6	2
Total seats	6		5										4																3
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

See also

• Barregão, a village located in the district of Guarda