Castro Daire | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Interactive map of Castro Daire | |
  Castro Daire Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates:40°54′N7°56′W / 40.900°N 7.933°W /40.900; -7.933 | |
| 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 | 40.468/km2 (104.81/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | Saint Peter June 29 |
| Website | www |
Castro Daire (European Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈkaʃtɾuˈðajɾɨ]ⓘ) is amunicipality inViseu 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 |
| Averageprecipitation 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]
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