Bragança, also known in English as Braganza, is a city and municipality in north-eastern Portugal, capital of the district of Bragança, in the Terras de Trás-os-Montes subregion of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 35,341, in an area of 1173.57 km².
Image: Citadela de Bragança Portugal (7415446134) (cropped)
Image: Cruzeiro do Outeiro 4 (cropped)
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Image: Bragança Sé Velha 274 (cropped)
Bragança District is a traditional political division of Portugal, in the northeast corner bordering on Spain, covering 7.4% of the nation's continental landmass. As of the 2011 census the total resident population was 136,252, making it the second-least populous district in Portugal, only surpassing Portalegre District.
The ancient Domus Municipalis in the Roman civitas of Brigantia was the base of organized settlement
Afonso, first Duke of Braganza, whose Dukedom developed from the Braganção family lands established in Castro de Avelãs
Civil Governor's residence in the district seat of Bragança
A stone home from the 17th century in the municipality of Mogadouro