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The Viana do Castelo District ( pt, Distrito de Viana do Castelo ) is a district located in the northwest of
Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...
, bordered on the north by
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...
( Galicia) and on the south by
Braga District The district of Braga ( pt, Distrito de Braga ) 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, Spain ( Galicia) ...
. It has an area of and a population of 252,011 (2006), for a density of 111.8 inhabitants/km2. The district capital is the city of
Viana do Castelo Viana do Castelo () is a municipality and seat of the district of Viana do Castelo in the Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 88,725, in an area of 319.02 km². The urbanized area of the municipality, comprising the city, ...
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Municipalities

The district is composed of ten municipalities: *
Arcos de Valdevez Municipality Arcos de Valdevez () is a municipality along the northern frontier of Portugal and Galicia (Spain). The population in 2011 was 22,847,Caminha Municipality * Melgaço Municipality *
Monção Municipality Monção () is a municipality in the district of Viana do Castelo in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 19,230, in an area of 211.31 km2. The current Mayor is the Social Democrat António Barbosa. The municipal holiday is March 12. Clima ...
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Paredes de Coura Municipality Paredes de Coura () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,198, in an area of 138.19 km2. The municipality is located in the district of Viana do Castelo. The present Mayor is Prof. Vitor Paulo Pereira, elected by the So ...
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Ponte da Barca Municipality Ponte da Barca (; ) is a municipality in the district of Viana do Castelo in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 12,061, in an area of 182.11 km2. The present Mayor is Augusto Manuel Dos Reis Marinho, elected by the PSD. The municipal holi ...
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Ponte de Lima Municipality Ponte de Lima () is the oldest ''vila'' (chartered town, head of a municipality) in Portugal. It is part of the district of Viana do Castelo. The population in 2011 was 43,498, in an area of 320.25 km2. The town proper has about 2,800 inhabit ...
* Valença Municipality *
Viana do Castelo Municipality Viana do Castelo () is a municipality and seat of the district of Viana do Castelo in the Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 88,725, in an area of 319.02 km². The urbanized area of the municipality, comprising the city, ...
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Vila Nova de Cerveira Municipality Vila Nova de Cerveira (, ) is a municipality in the district of Viana do Castelo (district), Viana do Castelo in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,253,PS , , 25.5 , , 2 , , 24.9 , , 2 , , 22.8 , , 1 , , 32.5 , , 2 , , 18.4 , , 1 , , 20.3 , , 1 , , 25.2 , , 2 , , 38.8 , , 3 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 40.2 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 3 , , 35.3 , , 3 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 42.0 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 3 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 36.3 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 3 , , 26.2 , , 2 , , 29.8 , , 2 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 34.8 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 3 , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 42.1'' , , style="background:#FF66FF;", 3 , - , align="left",
PSD PSD may refer to: Educational bodies * Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, a Pre-K to 12th grade school for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Philippine School Doha, a Filipino scho ...
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Comissão Nacional de Eleições


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