District of Castelo Branco Distrito de Castelo Branco (Portuguese) | |
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| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Historical province | Beira Baixa |
| No. ofmunicipalities | 11 |
| No. ofparishes | 160 |
| Capital | Castelo Branco |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,675 km2 (2,577 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 225,916 |
| • Density | 33.85/km2 (87.66/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | PT-05 |
| No. ofparliamentary representatives | 4 |
Castelo Branco District (Portuguese:Distrito de Castelo Branco[kɐʃˈtɛluˈβɾɐ̃ku]ⓘ) is located in CentralPortugal. Its capital isCastelo Branco, which is now also its most populous city, overtakingCovilhã, which was once the largest city, in the late 2010s.
It has an area of 6,675 km2 (2,577 sq mi) (4th largest in Portugal), and a population of 225,916 inhabitants. It bordersSpain (Extremadura).
The district is composed of 11municipalities:
| Parties | % | S | % | 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 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 47.7 | 3 |
| PSD | 22.6 | 2 | InAD | 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 | InPàF | 26.3 | 1 | 27.4 | 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 | 1.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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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