title: Guarda District
text: # Guarda District
  
  The district of Guarda (Portuguese: Distrito de Guarda (listen)) 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.
  
  ## 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
  
  Summary of election results from Guarda district, 1976-2022 :
  
  | Parties | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S | % | S |
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  | Parties | 1976 | 1976 | 1979 | 1979 | 1980 | 1980 | 1983 | 1983 | 1985 | 1985 | 1987 | 1987 | 1991 | 1991 | 1995 | 1995 | 1999 | 1999 | 2002 | 2002 | 2005 | 2005 | 2009 | 2009 | 2011 | 2011 | 2015 | 2015 | 2019 | 2019 | 2022 | 2022 |
  | PS | 25.2 | 2 | 26.3 | 1 | 26.3 | 1 | 33.5 | 2 | 23.3 | 2 | 21.8 | 1 | 26.8 | 1 | 43.7 | 2 | 43.4 | 2 | 34.7 | 2 | 46.8 | 2 | 36.0 | 2 | 28.3 | 1 | 33.8 | 2 | 37.6 | 2 | 45.1 | 2 |
  | PSD | 25.7 | 2 | In AD | In AD | In AD | In AD | 31.5 | 2 | 33.6 | 2 | 60.0 | 4 | 58.6 | 3 | 39.9 | 2 | 39.2 | 2 | 48.5 | 2 | 34.7 | 2 | 35.6 | 2 | 46.3 | 3 | In PàF | In PàF | 34.3 | 1 | 33.5 | 1 |
  | CDS-PP | 32.1 | 2 | In AD | In AD | In AD | In AD | 23.8 | 1 | 19.5 | 1 | 6.6 | | 5.9 | | 9.9 | | 9.8 | | 9.6 | | 7.0 | | 11.2 | | 11.2 | | In PàF | In PàF | 5.0 | | 2.2 | |
  | AD | | | 60.6 | 4 | 60.6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PàF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 45.6 | 2 | | | | |
  | Total seats | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
  | Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  