Oleiros, Portugal

Oleiros () is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,721, in an area of 471.09 km². 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):

• 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.

References

External links

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