Castro Daire () is a municipality in Viseu District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,339,Instituto Nacional de Estatística 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 Population of Castro Daire Municipality (1801–2011) 1801 1849 1900 1930 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011 2504 9603 21274 24076 25031 20411 18156 16990 15339
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