Castro Daire
{{Infobox Portuguese subdivision
| type = municipality
| official_name = Castro Daire
| image_flag = Pt-cdr1.png
| flag_border = no
| image_shield = CDR.png
| image_skyline =
| image_caption =
|coordinates = {{coord|40|54|N|7|56|W|type:adm1st_region:PT_dim:100000|display=inline,title}}
| image_map = LocalCastroDaire.svg
|region = Centro
|CIM = Viseu Dão Lafões
|district = Viseu
|parishes = 16
| leader_party = PS
| leader_name = Manuel Pertencho
| area_total_km2 = 379.04
| population_total = 15,339
| population_as_of = 2011
| holiday = Saint Peter
June 29
| website = {{website|http://www.cm-castrodaire.pt}}
}}
Castro Daire ({{IPA|pt-PT|ˈkaʃtɾu ˈðajɾɨ|-|Pt-pt Castro Daire FF.ogg}}) is a municipality in Viseu District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,339,[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 379.04 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 Paulo Almeida , elected by a coalition CDS-PP, PSD. The municipal holiday is June 29 (St Peter's Day).
Climate
{{Weather box
|location = Castro Daire (Lamelas de Lá), altitude: {{convert|584|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|metric first = yes
|single line = Yes
|width = auto
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 237
|Feb precipitation mm = 213
|Mar precipitation mm = 162
|Apr precipitation mm = 124
|May precipitation mm = 124
|Jun precipitation mm = 59
|Jul precipitation mm = 19
|Aug precipitation mm = 23
|Sep precipitation mm = 72
|Oct precipitation mm = 160
|Nov precipitation mm = 203
|Dec precipitation mm = 232
|year precipitation mm =
|source 1 = Portuguese Environment Agency{{cite web |title=Monthly Precipitation Castro Daire/lamelas |url=https://snirh.apambiente.pt/index.php?idMain=1&idItem=1.1 |publisher=APA |access-date=4 June 2021}}
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Demographics
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="9" | Population of Castro Daire Municipality (1801–2011) |
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"
| align="center" | 1801 | align="center" | 1849 | align="center" | 1900 | align="center" | 1930 | align="center" | 1960 | align="center" | 1981 | align="center" | 1991 | align="center" | 2001 | align="center" | 2011 |
| align="center" | 2504
| align="center" | 9603 | align="center" | 21274 | align="center" | 24076 | align="center" | 25031 | align="center" | 20411 | align="center" | 18156 | align="center" | 16990 | align="center" | 15339 |
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 12 civil parishes (freguesias):{{cite web|title=Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 36|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}}
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- Almofala
- Cabril
- Castro Daire
- Cujó
- Gosende
- Mamouros, Alva e Ribolhos
- Mezio e Moura Morta
- Mões
- Moledo
- Monteiras
- Parada de Ester e Ester
- Pepim
- Picão e Ermida
- Pinheiro
- Reriz e Gafanhão
- São Joaninho
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Notable people
- Isaac Aboab da Fonseca (1605–1693) a rabbi, scholar, kabbalist and writer.
= Sport =
- Vítor Manuel da Silva Marques (born 1969), known as Vitinha a futsal player and captain of the Portugal national futsal team
- Luís Carlos (born 1972) a former footballer with 140 club caps
- Ricardo Ferreira (born 1982) a footballer with 124 caps with Académico de Viseu
- Luís Carlos Pereira Carneiro (born 1988), known as Licá, a footballer with over 330 club caps
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.cm-castrodaire.pt/ Town Hall official website]
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/vitor107/sets/72057594048321931/ Photos from Castro Daire]
{{Municipalities of Viseu}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Populated places in Viseu District
Category:Municipalities of Viseu District
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