Braga District

Braga
District
Coat of arms
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) is a district in the northwest of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Braga. 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). 831,368 people live there.

Municipalities

Braga district

The district has 14 municipalities:

• Amares
• Barcelos
• Braga
• Cabeceiras de Basto
• Celorico de Basto
• Esposende
• Fafe
• Guimarães
• Póvoa de Lanhoso
• Terras de Bouro
• Vieira do Minho
• Vila Nova de Famalicão
• Vila Verde
• Vizela