Oleiros, Portugal Explained

Type:	municipality
Official Name:	Oleiros
Flag Border:	no
Coordinates:	39.9186°N -7.9128°W
Region:	Centro
Cim:	Beira Baixa
District:	Castelo Branco
Leader Party:	PSD
Leader Name:	José Santos Marques
Area Total Km2:	471.09
Population Total:	5,721
Population As Of:	2011
Parishes:	10
Holiday:	Monday after the 2nd Sunday of August

Oleiros (pronounced as /pt-PT/) 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.

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.

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

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]

External links

• Vestas receives another order for V90-3.0 MW wind turbines in Portugal

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 83. 29 July 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. pt.
4. Antonio de Andrada . 01 . 1.