Castelo Branco District

District of Castelo Branco
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Historical province	Beira Baixa
No. of municipalities	11
No. of parishes	160
Capital	Castelo Branco
Area
• Total	6,675 km2 (2,577 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	225,916
• Density	34/km2 (88/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	PT-05
No. of parliamentary representatives	4

Castelo Branco District (Portuguese: Distrito de Castelo Branco [kɐʃˈtɛlu ˈβɾɐ̃ku] ^ⓘ) is located in Central Portugal. Its capital is Castelo Branco, which is now also its most populous city, overtaking Covilhã, 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 borders Spain.

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 in national elections since 1976

Main article: Castelo Branco constituency

Summary of election results from Castelo Branco district, 1976-2022

Parties	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	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		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	In AD				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	In PàF		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