Guarda 's a city and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 712.1 km² and a total population of 44,149. The city proper has a population of 31,224 Guarda was founded in 1199 by the second king of Portugal, Sancho I. The municipality's composed of 55 parishes, and's located in the District of Guarda, in the Centro region, and Beira Interior Norte sub-region. Guarda's the largest city in this sub-region, capital of the Guarda District and the Urban Community of Beiras. It's served b… (More on Guarda)