Castro Daire () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Viseu District
The District of Viseu ( pt, Distrito de Viseu ) is located in the Central Inland of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Viseu.
Municipalities
The district is composed by 24 municipalities:
* Armamar
* Carregal do Sal
* Castro Daire
* ...
in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,339, in an area of 379.04 km
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
Demographics
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 12 civil parishes (''
freguesias
''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Port ...
''):
*
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
Notable people
*
Isaac Aboab da Fonseca
Isaac Aboab da Fonseca (or Isaak Aboab Foonseca) (February 1, 1605 – April 4, 1693) was a rabbi, scholar, kabbalist and writer. In 1656, he was one of several elders within the Portuguese-Israelite community in the Netherlands who excommunica ...
(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
The Portugal national futsal team represents Portugal in international men's futsal competitions and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation. They are the reigning FIFA Futsal World Cup champions, the current and back-to-back winners ...
*
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
External links
Town Hall official websitePhotos from Castro Daire
Populated places in Viseu District
Municipalities of Viseu District
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