Oleiros, Portugal

Oleiros (Portuguese pronunciation: [oˈlɐjɾuʃ] ⓘ) 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.

Oleiros
Municipality
Flag of Oleiros
Flag
Coat of arms of Oleiros
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 39.9186°N 7.9128°W / 39.9186; -7.9128
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Beira Baixa
DistrictCastelo Branco
Parishes10
Government
 • PresidentJosé Santos Marques (PSD)
Area
 • Total471.09 km2 (181.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,721
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidayMonday after the 2nd Sunday of August
Websitehttp://www.cm-oleiros.pt/

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.

Population of
Oleiros
YearPop.±%
1890 10,476—    
1900 11,203+6.9%
1911 12,060+7.6%
1920 11,977−0.7%
1930 11,891−0.7%
1940 14,020+17.9%
1950 15,137+8.0%
1960 15,553+2.7%
1970 13,110−15.7%
1981 10,183−22.3%
1991 7,767−23.7%
2001 6,677−14.0%
2011 5,721−14.3%

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
António Andrade

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]

References
  1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 83" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  4. "Antonio de Andrada" . Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 01. 1907.


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