Guarda District

District of Portugal

District in Portugal

The district of Guarda (Portuguese: Distrito de Guarda [ˈɡwaɾðɐ] ^ⓘ) 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 Spain.

Municipalities

The district contains 14 municipalities:

• Aguiar da Beira
• Almeida
• Celorico da Beira
• Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
• Fornos de Algodres
• Gouveia
• Guarda
• Manteigas
• Mêda
• Pinhel
• Sabugal
• Seia
• Trancoso
• Vila Nova de Foz Côa

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

See also

• Barregão, a village located in the district of Guarda

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