Oleiros,_Portugal

Oleiros, Portugal

Oleiros, Portugal

Municipality in Centro, Portugal

Oleiros (Portuguese pronunciation: [oˈlɐjɾuʃ] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,721,[1] in an area of 471.09 km2.[2] The present mayor is José Santos Marques, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is the Monday after the 2nd Sunday of August.

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Economy

Built in 2006, a wind farm (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.

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Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 10 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

  • Álvaro
  • Amieira - Oleiros
  • Cambas
  • Estreito - Vilar Barroco
  • Isna
  • Madeirã
  • Mosteiro
  • Orvalho
  • Sarnadas de São Simão
  • Sobral
António Andrade

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.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. [2]
    "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. [3]
    Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 83" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Antonio de Andrada" . Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 01. 1907.


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