Bragança District
Bragança District (Portuguese: Distrito de Bragança [bɾɐˈɣɐ̃sɐ] ⓘ; Mirandese: Çtrito de Bergáncia) is a traditional political division of Portugal, in the northeast corner bordering on Spain (Castile and Leon and Galicia), covering 7.4% of the nation's continental landmass. As of the 2011 census the total resident population was 136,252, making it the second-least populous district in Portugal, only surpassing Portalegre District.
Bragança | |
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The location of the District of Bragança within continental Portugal | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Subregion | Alto Trás-os-Montes |
| Historical Province | Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro |
| District | Bragança |
| Municipalities | Alfândega da Fé, Bragança, Carrazeda de Ansiães, Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Macedo de Cavaleiros, Miranda do Douro, Mirandela, Mogadouro, Moncorvo, Vila Flor, Vimioso, Vinhais |
| Government | |
| • Civil Governor | Jorge Manuel Nogueiro Gomes |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 136,252 |
| Time zone | UTC0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
| Area code | (+351) 273 XXX XXX |
| ccTLD | .pt |
| Currency | Euro (€) |
| Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) | |
Bragança is administratively divided in twelve municipalities and 299 parishes located in the north-eastern part of Trás-os-Montes. The capital of the district, Bragança, is 217 kilometres (135 mi) from Porto, the second largest town in Portugal, 107 kilometres (66 mi) from the Spanish town of Zamora and 169 kilometres (105 mi) from Salamanca, also in Spain. It is bordered by Spain (Castile and Leon and Galicia) in the north and northeast, Vila Real District in the west, Viseu District in the southwest and Guarda District in the south.