Guarda Municipality (ˈɡwaɾðɐ) is located in Guarda District, Beira Interior Norte

Beira Interior Norte

Beira Interior Norte is a Portuguese subregion in the Centro Region. It is also part of an urban community called Beiras. The capital and most important city is Guarda...

 sub-region in Centro Region in Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

. It has a total area of 712.1 km² and a total population of 44,149. It contains the city of Guarda, Portugal

Guarda, Portugal

Guarda is a city in Guarda Municipality, Portugal. The city has a population of 32 111Guarda was founded in 1199 by the second king of Portugal, Sancho I....

.

The municipality is composed of 55 parishes.

The present mayor is Joaquim Valente, a member of the Socialist Party

Socialist Party (Portugal)

The Socialist Party , abbreviated to PS, is a social-democratic political party in Portugal. It was founded on 19 April 1973 in the German city of Bad Münstereifel, by militants from Portuguese Socialist Action ....

. The former mayor was Maria do Carmo Pires Almeida Borges.

The municipal holiday is November 27.

Parishes

Adão Albardo Albardo Albardo is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Guarda. It has a population of 181 inhabitants, it has a total area of 4.32 km² and the density was 47.4 /km².-History:... Aldeia do Bispo Aldeia Viçosa Alvendre Arrifana Arrifana (Guarda) Arrifana is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Guarda. It has a population of 735 inhabitants and a total area of 17.26 km².... Avelãs da Ribeira Avelãs de Ambom Benespera Carvalhal Meão Casal de Cinza Castanheira Cavadoude Codesseiro Corujeira Faia Famalicão Famalicão (Guarda) Famalicão is a parish in the municipality of Guarda in Portugal. It covers an area of 14.4 km² and had a population of 755 as of 2001.... Fernão Joanes Gagos Gonçalo Gonçalo Bocas João Antão Maçainhas Marmeleiro Meios Mizarela Monte Margarida Monte Margarida Monte Margarida is a parish in the municipality of Guarda in Portugal. It covers an area of 3.81 km² and had a population of 44 as of 2001.... Panóias de Cima

Pega Pêra do Moço Pêro Soares Porto da Carne Pousada Ramela Ribeira dos Carinhos Rocamondo Rochoso Santana da Azinha São Miguel da Guarda São Miguel de Jarmelo São Pedro de Jarmelo São Vicente Sé Seixo Amarelo Sobral da Serra Trinta Vale de Estrela Valhelhas Valhelhas Valhelhas is a parish in the municipality of Guarda in Portugal. It covers an area of 18.95 km² and had a population of 509 as of 2001.... Vela Videmonte Vila Cortês do Mondego Vila Fernando Vila Franca do Deão Vila Garcia Vila Soeiro

External links

• Municipality official website
• Guarda Photos
• Photos from Guarda

Beiras (urban community)