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Viana do Castelo District
District
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Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Historical province	Minho
No. of municipalities	10
No. of parishes	290
Capital	Viana do Castelo
Area
• Total	2,255 km (871 sq mi)
Population
• Total	252,011
• Density	110/km (290/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	PT-16
No. of parliamentary representatives	5

The Viana do Castelo District (Portuguese: Distrito de Viana do Castelo [viˈɐnɐ ðu kɐʃˈtɛlu] ) is a district located in the northwest of Portugal, bordered on the north by Spain (Galicia) and on the south by Braga District. It has an area of 2,255 km (871 sq mi) and a population of 252,011 (2006), for a density of 111.8 inhabitants/km. The district capital is the city of Viana do Castelo.

Municipalities

The district is composed of ten municipalities:

List of Parliamentary Representatives

Member	Party
Anabela Rodrigues	PS
Eduardo Teixeira	PSD
Emília Cerqueira	PSD
Jorge Salgueiro Mendes	PSD
José Manuel Carpinteira	PS
Marina Gonçalves	PS

Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2022

Main article: Viana do Castelo constituency

Summary of election results from Viana do Castelo district, 1976-2022
Parties	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S	%	S
Parties	1976		1979		1980		1983		1985		1987		1991		1995		1999		2002		2005		2009		2011		2015		2019		2022
PS	25.5	2	24.9	2	22.8	1	32.5	2	18.4	1	20.3	1	25.2	2	38.8	3	40.2	3	35.3	3	42.0	3	36.3	3	26.2	2	29.8	2	34.8	3	42.1	3
PSD	32.8	3	In AD				32.6	3	33.5	3	54.5	5	56.9	4	42.1	3	35.8	2	45.5	3	33.5	2	31.3	2	43.6	3	In PàF		33.8	3	34.2	3
CDS-PP	23.5	2	In AD				18.4	1	16.6	1	7.7		7.2		11.3		14.0	1	10.3		11.4	1	13.6	1	13.4	1	In PàF		6.2		3.4
AD			54.8	4	59.2	5
PRD									16.2	1	4.8
PàF																											45.5	4
Total seats	7		6
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

References

"Deputados".

v t e Municipalities of Viana do Castelo District
Arcos de Valdevez Caminha Melgaço Monção Paredes de Coura Ponte da Barca Ponte de Lima Valença Viana do Castelo Vila Nova de Cerveira

v t e Districts and Autonomous Regions of Portugal
Districts	Aveiro Beja Braga Bragança Castelo Branco Coimbra Évora Faro Guarda Leiria Lisboa Portalegre Porto Santarém Setúbal Viana do Castelo Vila Real Viseu
Autonomous Regions	Azores Madeira

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