Bragança District

district of Portugal

The District of Bragança (Portuguese: Distrito de Bragança) is in northeast Portugal. It is on the border with Spain. The district capital is the city of Bragança.

District of Bragança
Flag of District of Bragança
Coat of arms of District of Bragança
The location of the District of Bragança within continental Portugal
The location of the District of Bragança within continental Portugal
CountryPortugal
RegionNorte
SubregionAlto Trás-os-Montes
Historical ProvinceTrás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
DistrictBragança
No. of municipalities12
No. of parishes299
CapitalBragança
Government
 • Civil GovernorJorge Manuel Nogueiro Gomes
Population
 (2011)
 • Total136,252
Time zoneUTC0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (WEST)
Area code(+351) 273 XXX XXX
ccTLD.pt
CurrencyEuro (€)
Statistics from INE (2001); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

Municipalities

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The district has 10 municipalities: