Castro Daire | |
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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 |
Parishes | 16 |
Government | |
• President | Manuel Pertencho ( PS) |
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) |
Local holiday |
Saint Peter June 29 |
Website | http://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 data for Castro Daire (Lamelas de Lá), altitude: 584 m (1,916 ft) | |||||||||||||
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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] |
Population of Castro Daire Municipality (1801–2011) | ||||||||
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1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
2504 | 9603 | 21274 | 24076 | 25031 | 20411 | 18156 | 16990 | 15339 |
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 12 civil parishes ( freguesias): [4]