Guarda District

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	4

The district of Guarda (Portuguese: Distrito de Guarda [ˈɡwaɾðɐ] (listen)) 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
• 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 .

Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2019[]

See also[]

• Barregão, a village located in the district of Guarda

Coordinates: 40°32′13″N 7°16′05″W / 40.53694°N 7.26806°W / 40.53694; -7.26806