Castelo Branco District

District of Castelo Branco
District
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Historical province	Beira Baixa
No. of municipalities	11
No. of parishes	160
Capital	Castelo Branco
Area
• Total	6,675 km^2 (2,577 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	225 916
No. of parliamentary representatives	4

Castelo Branco District (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐʃˈtɛlu ˈβɾɐ̃ku], Portuguese: Distrito de Castelo Branco) is located in Central Portugal, the district capital is Castelo Branco, which is now also the most populous city, although the city of Covilhã was once the largest city.

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:

• Belmonte
• Castelo Branco
• Covilhã
• Fundão
• Idanha-a-Nova
• Oleiros
• Penamacor
• Proença-a-Nova
• Sertã
• Vila de Rei
• Vila Velha de Ródão

Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2011

Summary of election results from Castelo Branco district, 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	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
PSD	22.6	2					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
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
PCP/APU/CDU	6.6		12.4		10.5		11.3		8.9		7.1		4.6		3.5		5.3		3.3		3.8		5.1		4.9
BE																	1.2		1.5		3.7		9.1		4.2
AD			49.9	4	51.0	4
PRD									24.4	2	6.0
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

Coordinates: 39°49′26″N 7°29′31″W / 39.824°N 7.492°W