Oleiros (), officially the Borough of Oleiros (), is a municipality in the district of
Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,721,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística]
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Active parties
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. The municipal holiday is the Monday after the 2nd Sunday of August.
Economy
Built in 2006, a wind farm
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(Pinhal Interior Wind Farm) operates in Oleiros, comprising a 54 MW power generation capacity.
Population
Oleiros has a total population of 5,271 in 2011.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 10 civil parishes ('' freguesias''):
* Álvaro
* Amieira - Oleiros
* Cambas
* Estreito - Vilar Barroco
* Isna
* Madeirã
* Mosteiro
* Orvalho
* Sarnadas de São Simão
* Sobral
Notable people
* Father António de Andrade (1580 – 1634) a Jesuit priest and explorer; a missionary in India, 1600–1634; the first known European to cross the Himalayas and reach Tibet
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.
References
External links
Vestas receives another order for V90-3.0 MW wind turbines in Portugal
Municipalities of Castelo Branco District
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