Castanheira de Pera explained

Type:	municipality
Official Name:	Castanheira de Pera
Flag Border:	no
Coordinates:	40°N -21°W
Region:	Centro
Cim:	Região de Leiria
District:	Leiria
Leader Party:	PS
Leader Name:	Fernando José Pires Lopes
Area Total Km2:	66.77
Population Total:	3,191
Population As Of:	2011
Parishes:	1
Holiday:	July 4
Website:	http://www.cm-castanheiradepera.pt

Castanheira de Pera (pronounced as /pt/), often erroneously written Castanheira de Pêra, is a municipality in the district of Leiria in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,191,^[1] in an area of 66.77 km².^[2]

The present Mayor is Fernando José Pires Lopes, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is on July 4.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality consists of 1 civil parish (freguesia):^[3]

• Castanheira de Pera e Coentral

Notable people

• Kalidás Barreto (1932–2020) a Portuguese accountant and trade unionist; active in Castanheira de Pera where he died
• João Carvalho (born 1997) a Portuguese footballer with nearly 200 club caps, he plays for Nottingham Forest F.C.

External links

• Municipality official website

Notes and References

1. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. Web site: Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país . 2018-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ . 2018-11-05 . dead .
3. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 34. 20 July 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. Portuguese. pdf.