Castro Daire
Castro Daire | |
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Settlement | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 40°54′N 7°56′W / 40.900°N 7.933°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Viseu Dão Lafões |
| District | Viseu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 379.04 km2 (146.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 15,339 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | http://www.cm-castrodaire.pt |
Castro Daire (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaʃtɾu ˈðajɾ(ɨ)]) 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 Fernando Carneiro, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is June 29 (St Peter's Day).
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):[3]
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística Archived November 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Direção-Geral do Território[permanent dead link]
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 36" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 July 2014.
External links
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