Castro Daire

Castro Daire () is a municipality in Viseu District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,339, in an area of 379.04 km².

The present mayor is Paulo Almeida , elected by a coalition CDS-PP, PSD. The municipal holiday is June 29 (St Peter's Day).

Climate

Demographics

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 12 civil parishes (freguesias):

• Almofala
• Cabril
• Castro Daire
• Cujó
• Gosende
• Mamouros, Alva e Ribolhos
• Mezio e Moura Morta
• Mões
• Moledo
• Monteiras
• Parada de Ester e Ester
• Pepim
• Picão e Ermida
• Pinheiro
• Reriz e Gafanhão
• São Joaninho

Notable people

• Isaac Aboab da Fonseca (1605–1693) a rabbi, scholar, kabbalist and writer.

Sport

• Vítor Manuel da Silva Marques (born 1969), known as Vitinha a futsal player and captain of the Portugal national futsal team
• Luís Carlos (born 1972) a former footballer with 140 club caps
• Ricardo Ferreira (born 1982) a footballer with 124 caps with Académico de Viseu
• Luís Carlos Pereira Carneiro (born 1988), known as Licá, a footballer with over 330 club caps

References

External links

• Town Hall official website
• Photos from Castro Daire