Guarda District

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Portugal

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Centro
(partly Norte, only Foz Coa)

| subdivision_type2 = Historical province

| subdivision_name2 = Beira Alta Province
(partly Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Province)

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| subdivision_type4 = No. of parishes

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| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Guarda

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| area_total_km2 = 5,518

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| population_total = 173,716

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| population_density_km2 = auto

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The district of Guarda ({{langx|pt|Distrito de Guarda}} {{IPA|pt-PT|ˈɡwaɾðɐ||Pt-pt Guarda FF.ogg}}) 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. It borders Castile and León (Spain).

Municipalities

The district contains 14 municipalities:

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 Alverca da Beira.

Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2022

{{Main|Guarda (Assembly of the Republic constituency)||l1=Guarda constituency}}

{{election table|title=Summary of election results from Guarda district, 1976-2022}}

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!rowspan=2|Parties!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S

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!colspan=2 | 1976

!colspan=2 | 1979

!colspan=2 | 1980

!colspan=2 | 1983

!colspan=2 | 1985

!colspan=2 | 1987

!colspan=2 | 1991

!colspan=2 | 1995

!colspan=2 | 1999

!colspan=2 | 2002

!colspan=2 | 2005

!colspan=2 | 2009

!colspan=2 | 2011

!colspan=2 | 2015

!colspan=2 | 2019

!colspan=2 | 2022

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| align="left"| PS || 25.2 || 2 || 26.3 || 1 ||26.3 || 1 || style="background:#FF66FF;"|33.5 || style="background:#FF66FF;"|2 || 23.3 || 2 || 21.8 || 1 || 26.8 || 1 || style="background:#FF66FF;"|43.7 || style="background:#FF66FF;"|2 || style="background:#FF66FF;"|43.4 || style="background:#FF66FF;"|2 || 34.7 || 2 || style="background:#FF66FF;"|46.8 || style="background:#FF66FF;"|2 || style="background:#FF66FF;"|36.0 || style="background:#FF66FF;"|2 || 28.3 || 1 || 33.8 || 2 || style="background:#FF66FF;"|37.6 || style="background:#FF66FF;"|2 || style="background:#FF66FF;"|45.1 || style="background:#FF66FF;"|2

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| align="left"| PSD || 25.7 || 2 || align=center colspan=4 rowspan=2|In AD || 31.5 || 2 || style="background:#FF9900;"|33.6 || style="background:#FF9900;"|2 || style="background:#FF9900;"|60.0 || style="background:#FF9900;"|4 || style="background:#FF9900;"|58.6 || style="background:#FF9900;"|3 || 39.9 || 2 || 39.2|| 2 || style="background:#FF9900;"|48.5 || style="background:#FF9900;"|2 || 34.7 || 2 || 35.6 || 2 || style="background:#FF9900;"|46.3 || style="background:#FF9900;"|3 || align=center colspan=2 rowspan=2|In PàF || 34.3 || 1 || 33.5 || 1

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| align="left"| CDS-PP || style="background:#0093DD;"|32.1 || style="background:#0093DD;"|2 || 23.8 || 1 || 19.5 || 1 || 6.6 || || 5.9 || || 9.9 || || 9.8 || || 9.6 || || 7.0 || || 11.2 || || 11.2 || || 5.0 || || 2.2 ||

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| align="left"| AD || colspan=2| || style="background:#00FFFF;"|60.6 || style="background:#00FFFF;"|4 || style="background:#00FFFF;"|60.6 || style="background:#00FFFF;"|4 || colspan=26|

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| align="left"| PàF || colspan=26| || style="background:#00AAAA;"|45.6 || style="background:#00AAAA;"|2 || colspan=4|

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! Total seats || colspan=2|6 || colspan=10|5 || colspan=16|4 || colspan=4|3

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! colspan=33|Source: [https://www.cne.pt/content/eleicoes-referendos Comissão Nacional de Eleições]

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