Guarda District

Guarda District
Coat of arms of Guarda District
CountryPortugal
RegionCentro
(partly Norte, only Foz Coa)
Historical provinceBeira Alta Province
(partly Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Province)
No. of municipalities14
No. of parishes336
CapitalGuarda
Area
 • Total
5,518 km2 (2,131 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
173,716
 • Density31/km2 (82/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codePT-09
No. of parliamentary representatives3

The district of Guarda (Portuguese: Distrito de Guarda [ˈɡwaɾðɐ] ) is located in the Centro Region of Portugal, except Vila Nova de Foz Côa, which is in the Norte Region. The district capital and most populous city is Guarda. It borders Spain.