Viseu District

Viseu District
District

Country	Portugal
Region	Centro and Norte
Historical province	Beira Alta (partly Douro Litoral)
No. of municipalities	24
No. of parishes	372
Capital	Viseu
Area
• Total	5,007 km² (1,933 sq mi)
Population
• Total	394,927
• Density	79/km² (200/sq mi)
No. of parliamentary representatives	9

The District of Viseu (Portuguese pronunciation: [viˈzew], Portuguese: Distrito de Viseu) is located in the Central Inland of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Viseu.

Municipalities

The district is composed by 24 municipalities:

Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2011

Summary of election results from Viseu district, 1976-2011


Parties	%	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
PS	23.0	3	21.4	2	20.9	2	30.9	4	20.0	2	17.9	2	19.4	2	38.4	4	38.1	4	31.1	3	40.4	4	34.7	4	26.7	3
PSD	32.2	4					36.6	4	37.7	5	64.1	8	64.3	7	44.3	4	44.3	4	52.1	5	40.2	4	37.5	4	48.4	5
CDS-PP	31.2	4					20.7	2	19.9	2	7.0		6.3		11.5	1	10.5	1	10.6	1	8.6	1	13.4	1	12.4	1
PCP/APU/CDU	2.3		5.5		5.0		4.6		5.0		2.9		2.1		1.8		2.2		1.5		2.2		2.9		2.9
BE																	1.2		1.4		3.3		6.5		2.9
AD			64.1	8	66.8	8
PRD									10.9		1.7		0.4
Source: Comissão Nacional de Eleições

Municipalities of Viseu District

Armamar Carregal do Sal Castro Daire Cinfães Lamego Mangualde Moimenta da Beira Mortágua Nelas Oliveira de Frades Penalva do Castelo Penedono Resende Santa Comba Dão São João da Pesqueira São Pedro do Sul Sátão Sernancelhe Tabuaço Tarouca Tondela Vila Nova de Paiva Viseu Vouzela

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

Coordinates: 40°39′25″N 7°54′50″W / 40.65694°N 7.91389°W / 40.65694; -7.91389

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