Braga District

Braga
—  District  —
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Historical province	Minho
No. of municipalities	14
No. of parishes	515
Capital	Braga
Area
– Total	2,673 km2 (1,032.1 sq mi)
Population
– Total	831,368
– Density	311/km2 (805.5/sq mi)
No. of parliamentary representatives	19

The district of Braga (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɾaɣɐ], Portuguese: Distrito de Braga) is a district in the northwest of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Braga, and it is bordered by the district of Viana do Castelo in the north, Vila Real in the east, and Porto in the south. Its area is 2,673 km² and it has a population of 831,368.

Municipalities

The district comprises 14 municipalities:

• Amares
• Barcelos
• Braga
• Cabeceiras de Basto
• Celorico de Basto
• Esposende
• Fafe
• Guimarães
• Póvoa de Lanhoso
• Terras de Bouro
• Vieira do Minho
• Vila Nova de Famalicão
• Vila Verde
• Vizela

Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2011

e • d Summary of election results from Braga 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	32.3	6	30.2	5	29.3	5	39.7	7	21.8	4	25.9	5	31.5	5	42.9	8	44.3	8	37.4	8	45.4	9	41.7	9	32.9	7
PSD	28.6	5					27.0	5	32.8	6	53.4	10	53.6	10	38.2	7	36.7	7	44.4	9	32.9	7	30.8	6	40.1	9
CDS-PP	25.2	4					18.3	3	14.0	2	5.9	1	5.6	1	10.7	1	8.9	1	9.3	1	7.8	1	9.7	2	10.4	2
PCP/APU/CDU	4.2		10.0	1	8.4	1	8.8	1	8.5	1	6.1	1	4.6		4.5		5.4	1	4.4		4.8	1	4.6	1	4.9	1
BE																	1.2		1.7		4.6		7.8	1	4.2
AD			51.9	9	54.9	9
PRD									16.8	3	3.3
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

External links

• Photos from Braga (district)