Oliveira do Castelo explained

Type:parish
Oliveira do Castelo
Region:North
Cim:Ave
District:Braga
Municipality:Guimarães
Area Total Km2:0.69
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:3265
Coordinates:41.4503°N -8.2881°W

Oliveira do Castelo is an extinct freguesia in the municipality of Guimarães, with an area of 0.69 km2 and 3265 inhabitants (2011). Its population density was of 4,731.9 inhabitants/km2. A big part of it is located in the Historic Center of Guimarães.

It was the seat of a freguesia that was abolished in 2013, as part of a national administrative reform, to form a new parish, together with São Paio and São Sebastião, called Oliveira, São Paio e São Sebastião, with its seat at Alameda de São Dâmaso in Guimarães.

Landmarks

Junta de Freguesia election results

Partidos%M%M%M%M%M%M%M%M%M%M
1976197919821985198919931997200120052009
CDS-PP31,3320,0213,319,717,77,76,310,91
29,9331,2435,9530,1339,3442,7443,2540,1438,4432,43
PPD/PSD20,7237,6437,6436,2433,5338,8438,9444,04
FEPU/APU/CDU11,8115,3212,319,16,97,911,519,5111,519,31
AD53,5749,57

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sofia . 2023-04-07 . Os 5 monumentos mais visitados no norte do país . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230407125021/https://noticias.casayes.pt/os-5-monumentos-mais-visitados-no-norte-do-pais/ . 7 April 2023 . 2024-02-04 . Casa Yes . pt-pt.
  2. Web site: Capela de Santa Cruz . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240204123506/https://em.guimaraes.pt/diretorio/geo_artigo/capela-de-santa-cruz . 4 February 2024 . 4 February 2024 . em.guimaraes.pt.