Castanheira de Pera
{{Infobox Portuguese subdivision
| type = municipality
| official_name = Castanheira de Pera
| image_flag = Pt-cpr1.png
| flag_border = no
| image_shield = CPR.png
| image_skyline =Castanheira de Pera - Portugal (4431344463) (cropped).jpg
| image_caption =
|coordinates = {{coord|40|00|N|8|13|W|type:adm1st_region:PT_dim:100000|display=inline,title}}
| image_map = LocalCastanheiraDePera.svg
|region = Centro
|CIM = Região de Leiria
|district = Leiria
| leader_party = PS
| leader_name = Fernando José Pires Lopes
| area_total_km2 = 66.77
| population_total = 3,191
| population_as_of = 2011
| parishes = 1
| holiday = July 4
| website = http://www.cm-castanheiradepera.pt
}}
Castanheira de Pera ({{IPA|pt|kɐʃtɐˈɲɐjɾɐ ðɨ ˈpeɾɐ|-|Pt-pt Castanheira de Pera FF.ogg}}), often erroneously written Castanheira de Pêra, is a municipality in the district of Leiria in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,191,[http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115205227/http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 |date=November 15, 2016 }} in an area of 66.77 km².{{Cite web |url=http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ |title=Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país |access-date=2018-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ |archive-date=2018-11-05 |url-status=dead }}
The present Mayor is Fernando José Pires Lopes, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is on July 4.
File:PRAIA DAS ROCAS 1.jpg|Roca's Beach
File:CORGA.jpg|Corga
File:VERAS.jpg|Véras
File:POÇOS ST ANTONIO DA NEVE 1.jpg|St. António da Neve
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality consists of 1 civil parish (freguesia):{{cite web|title=Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 34|url=http://dre.pt/pdf1sdip/2013/01/01901/0000200147.pdf |accessdate=20 July 2014|author=Diário da República|author-link=Diário da República|language=Portuguese|format=pdf}}
- Castanheira de Pera e Coentral
Climate
{{Weather box
|location = Castanheira de Pera, 1934-1960 normals, 1981-2021 precipitation
|metric first = yes
|single line = Yes
|width = auto
|Jan high C = 13.7
|Feb high C = 15.3
|Mar high C = 17.7
|Apr high C = 20.7
|May high C = 22.4
|Jun high C = 26.9
|Jul high C = 30.2
|Aug high C = 30.7
|Sep high C = 28.2
|Oct high C = 23.2
|Nov high C = 17.9
|Dec high C = 14.4
|year high C =
|Jan mean C = 8.9
|Feb mean C = 9.9
|Mar mean C = 12.2
|Apr mean C = 14.6
|May mean C = 16.2
|Jun mean C = 19.9
|Jul mean C = 22.4
|Aug mean C = 22.7
|Sep mean C = 20.8
|Oct mean C = 17.0
|Nov mean C = 12.6
|Dec mean C = 9.4
|year mean C =
|Jan low C = 4.1
|Feb low C = 4.5
|Mar low C = 6.8
|Apr low C = 8.4
|May low C = 10.0
|Jun low C = 12.9
|Jul low C = 14.5
|Aug low C = 14.7
|Sep low C = 13.4
|Oct low C = 10.7
|Nov low C = 7.4
|Dec low C = 4.4
|year low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 207.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 174.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 103.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 155.8
|May precipitation mm = 144.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 52.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 11.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 16.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 60.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 175.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 195.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 231.6
|year precipitation mm =
|Jan humidity = 80
|Feb humidity = 76
|Mar humidity = 72
|Apr humidity = 68
|May humidity = 69
|Jun humidity = 60
|Jul humidity = 60
|Aug humidity = 60
|Sep humidity = 65
|Oct humidity = 72
|Nov humidity = 78
|Dec humidity = 80
|source 1 = Portuguese Environment Agency{{cite web |title=Plano Municipal de Defesa da Floresta Contra Incêndios |url=https://fogos.icnf.pt/pmdfci/10_Leiria/1007/1G/Caderno_II/PMDFCI_CastanheiraPera_Caderno_II.pdf |publisher=Castanheira de Pera Municipality |access-date=25 June 2021}}{{cite web |title=SNIRH > Dados de Base |url=https://snirh.apambiente.pt/snirh/_dadosbase/site/janela_relatorio.php?sites=920685204&pars=1436794570&tmin=01/05/1981&tmax=25/06/2021 |website=snirh.apambiente.pt |access-date=25 June 2021}}
}}
Notable people
- Kalidás Barreto (1932–2020) a Portuguese accountant and trade unionist; active in Castanheira de Pera where he died
- João Carvalho (born 1997) a Portuguese footballer with nearly 200 club caps, he plays for Nottingham Forest F.C.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.cm-castanheiradepera.pt Municipality official website]
{{Municipalities of Leiria}}
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Category:Populated places in Leiria District
Category:Municipalities of Leiria District
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