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Oleiros (Portuguese pronunciation: [oˈlɐjɾuʃ] (listen)) 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 Coat of arms
Coordinates: 39.9186°N 7.9128°W / 39.9186; -7.9128
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Intermunic. comm.	Beira Baixa
District	Castelo Branco
Parishes	10
Government
• President	José Santos Marques (PSD)
Area
• Total	471.09 km2 (181.89 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,721
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	Monday after the 2nd Sunday of August
Website	http://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 Year Pop. ±% 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]

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

External links

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

На других языках

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- [en] Oleiros, Portugal

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[es] Oleiros (Portugal)

Oleiros es una villa portuguesa perteneciente al distrito de Castelo Branco, región estadística del Centro (NUTS II) y comunidad intermunicipal de Beira Baixa (NUTS III), con cerca de 2.500 habitantes.

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[ru] Олейруш

Олейруш (порт. Oleiros; [o'lɐiɾu]) — посёлок городского типа в Португалии, центр одноимённого муниципалитета в составе округа Каштелу-Бранку . Численность населения — 2,5 тыс. жителей (посёлок), 6 тыс. жителей (муниципалитет). Посёлок и муниципалитет входит в экономико-статистический регион Центральный регион и субрегион Пиньял-Интериор-Сул. По старому административному делению входил в провинцию Бейра-Байша.

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