Castro Daire
Municipality
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Coordinates: 40°54′N 7°56′W / 40.900°N 7.933°W / 40.900; -7.933
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Viseu Dão Lafões
DistrictViseu
Parishes16
Government
 • PresidentManuel Pertencho (PS)
Area
 • Total379.04 km2 (146.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total15,339
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidaySaint Peter
June 29
Websitehttp://www.cm-castrodaire.pt

Castro Daire (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaʃtɾu ˈðajɾɨ] ⓘ) is a municipality in Viseu District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,339,[1] in an area of 379.04 km2.[2]

The present mayor is Paulo Almeida , elected by a coalition CDS-PP, PSD. The municipal holiday is June 29 (St Peter's Day).

Climate

Climate data for Castro Daire (Lamelas de Lá), altitude: 584 m (1,916 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average precipitation mm (inches) 237
(9.3) 		213
(8.4) 		162
(6.4) 		124
(4.9) 		124
(4.9) 		59
(2.3) 		19
(0.7) 		23
(0.9) 		72
(2.8) 		160
(6.3) 		203
(8.0) 		232
(9.1) 		1,628
(64)
Source: Portuguese Environment Agency[3]

Demographics

Population of Castro Daire Municipality (1801–2011)
1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
2504 9603 21274 24076 25031 20411 18156 16990 15339

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 12 civil parishes (freguesias):[4]

Notable people

Sport

References

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística Archived November 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. ^ "Monthly Precipitation Castro Daire/lamelas". APA. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  4. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 36" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 July 2014.

External links

Municipalities of Viseu District
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