Viana do Castelo District

District of Viana do Castelo
—  District  —
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Historical province	Minho
No. of municipalities	10
No. of parishes	290
Capital	Viana do Castelo
Area
– Total	2,255 km2 (870.7 sq mi)
Population
– Total	252,011
– Density	111.8/km2 (289.4/sq mi)
No. of parliamentary representatives	6

The district of Viana do Castelo (Portuguese pronunciation: [viˈɐnɐ ðu kɐʃˈtɛlu], Portuguese: Distrito de Viana do Castelo) is a district located in the northwest of Portugal, bordered by Spain from the north and Braga District from the south. It has an area of 2,255 km² and a population of 252,011 (2006), for a density of 111.8 inhabitants/km². The district capital is the city of Viana do Castelo.

Municipalities

The district is composed of 10 municipalities:

• Arcos de Valdevez Municipality
• Caminha Municipality
• Melgaço Municipality
• Monção Municipality
• Paredes de Coura Municipality
• Ponte da Barca Municipality
• Ponte de Lima Municipality
• Valença Municipality
• Viana do Castelo Municipality
• Vila Nova de Cerveira Municipality