Braga District

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Braga
District
Coat of arms
41°32′39″N 8°25′19″W / 41.544167°N 8.421944°W / 41.544167; -8.421944
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Historical province	Minho
No. of municipalities	14
No. of parishes	515
Capital	Braga
Area
• Total	2,673 km2 (1,032 sq mi)
Population
• Total	831,368
• Density	310/km2 (810/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	PT-03
No. of parliamentary representatives	19

The district of Braga (Portuguese: Distrito de Braga [ˈbɾaɣɐ] ^ⓘ) is a district in the northwest of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Braga, and it is bordered by the district of Viana do Castelo in the north, Vila Real in the east, Galicia (a Spanish autonomous community) in the northeast and Porto in the south. Its area is 2,673 km² (1,032 sq mi) and it has a population of 831,368. It takes it name from the Bracarii, a Celtic tribe.^[1]