Castelo Branco (district)
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Castelo Branco District ( ) is located in Central
Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...
. Its capital is Castelo Branco, which is now also its most populous city, overtaking
Covilhã Covilhã (), officially Covilhã City (), is a city and a concelho, municipality in the Centro, Portugal, Centro region, Portugal. The city proper had 33,691 inhabitants in 2021. The municipality population in 2021 was 46,455 in an area of . It is ...
, which was once the largest city, in the late 2010s. It has an area of (4th largest in Portugal), and a population of 225,916 inhabitants. It borders
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Extremadura Extremadura ( ; ; ; ; Fala language, Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is a landlocked autonomous communities in Spain, autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, Spain, Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central- ...
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Municipalities

The district is composed of 11
municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...
: * Belmonte * Castelo Branco *
Covilhã Covilhã (), officially Covilhã City (), is a city and a concelho, municipality in the Centro, Portugal, Centro region, Portugal. The city proper had 33,691 inhabitants in 2021. The municipality population in 2021 was 46,455 in an area of . It is ...
* Fundão *
Idanha-a-Nova Idanha-a-Nova ( ), officially the Town of Idanha-a-Nova (), is a town and municipality in the district of Castelo Branco, in east-central Portugal. A border municipality with Spain, the population of the municipality in 2011 was 9,716, in an area ...
* Oleiros *
Penamacor Penamacor ( or ) is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,682, in an area of . The mayor is António Luís Beites Soares. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday. History Penamacor's histo ...
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Proença-a-Nova Proença-a-Nova (), officially the Town of Proença-a-Nova (), is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,314, in an area of 395.40 km2. The present mayor is João Lobo. The municipal holid ...
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Sertã Sertã (), officially Sertã Town (), is a municipality in Castelo Branco District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,880, in an area of 446.73 km2. The present mayor is José Farinha Nunes, elected by the PSD. The municipal holida ...
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Vila de Rei Vila de Rei (; "Royal City") is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,452,Vila Velha de Ródão Vila Velha de Ródão () is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,521,PS , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 36.4 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 3 , , 27.8 , , 2 , , 30.3 , , 2 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 37.1 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 3 , , 18.5 , , 1 , , 22.4 , , 2 , , 32.4 , , 2 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 53.2 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 3 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 51.6 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 3 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 46.1 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 3 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 56.0 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 4 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 41.0 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 2 , , 34.8 , , 2 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 38.9 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 2 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 40.9 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 3 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 47.7 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 3 , - , align="left", PSD , , 22.6 , , 2 , , align=center colspan=4 rowspan=2, ''In AD'' , , 30.6 , , 2 , , style="background:#FF9900;", 31.2 , , style="background:#FF9900;", 3 , , style="background:#FF9900;", 52.1 , , style="background:#FF9900;", 4 , , style="background:#FF9900;", 51.8 , , style="background:#FF9900;", 3 , , 32.1 , , 2 , , 32.0, , 2 , , 38.3 , , 2 , , 26.7 , , 1 , , 29.8 , , 2 , , style="background:#FF9900;", 37.9 , , style="background:#FF9900;", 2 , , align=center colspan=2 rowspan=2, ''In PàF'' , , 26.3 , , 1 , , 27.4 , , 1 , - , align="left", 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 , - , align="left", AD , , colspan=2, , , style="background:#00FFFF;", 49.9 , , style="background:#00FFFF;", 4 , , style="background:#00FFFF;", 51.0 , , style="background:#00FFFF;", 4 , , colspan=26, , - , align="left", PRD , , colspan=8, , , 24.4 , , 2 , , 6.0 , , , , colspan=20, , - , align="left", PàF , , colspan=26, , , 35.3 , , 2 , , colspan=4, , - ! Total seats , , colspan=2, 7 , , colspan=10, 6 , , colspan=10, 5 , , colspan=10, 4 , - ! colspan=33, Source
Comissão Nacional de Eleições
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