Castanheira de Pera

Castanheira de Pera
Flag of Castanheira de Pera
Coat of arms of Castanheira de Pera
Coordinates: 40°00′N 8°13′W / 40.000°N 8.217°W / 40.000; -8.217
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Região de Leiria
DistrictLeiria
Parishes1
Government
 • PresidentFernando José Pires Lopes (PS)
Area
 • Total
66.77 km2 (25.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
3,191
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidayJuly 4
Websitehttp://www.cm-castanheiradepera.pt

Castanheira de Pera (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐʃtɐˈɲɐjɾɐ ðɨ ˈpeɾɐ] ), often erroneously written Castanheira de Pêra, is a municipality in the district of Leiria in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,191,[1] in an area of 66.77 km².[2]

The present Mayor is Fernando José Pires Lopes, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is on July 4.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality consists of 1 civil parish (freguesia):[3]

  • Castanheira de Pera e Coentral

Climate

Climate data for Castanheira de Pera, 1934-1960 normals, 1981-2021 precipitation
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 13.7
(56.7)
15.3
(59.5)
17.7
(63.9)
20.7
(69.3)
22.4
(72.3)
26.9
(80.4)
30.2
(86.4)
30.7
(87.3)
28.2
(82.8)
23.2
(73.8)
17.9
(64.2)
14.4
(57.9)
21.8
(71.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.9
(48.0)
9.9
(49.8)
12.2
(54.0)
14.6
(58.3)
16.2
(61.2)
19.9
(67.8)
22.4
(72.3)
22.7
(72.9)
20.8
(69.4)
17.0
(62.6)
12.6
(54.7)
9.4
(48.9)
15.6
(60.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.1
(39.4)
4.5
(40.1)
6.8
(44.2)
8.4
(47.1)
10.0
(50.0)
12.9
(55.2)
14.5
(58.1)
14.7
(58.5)
13.4
(56.1)
10.7
(51.3)
7.4
(45.3)
4.4
(39.9)
9.3
(48.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 207.2
(8.16)
174.8
(6.88)
103.1
(4.06)
155.8
(6.13)
144.5
(5.69)
52.1
(2.05)
11.5
(0.45)
16.3
(0.64)
60.1
(2.37)
175.9
(6.93)
195.9
(7.71)
231.6
(9.12)
1,528.8
(60.19)
Average relative humidity (%) 80 76 72 68 69 60 60 60 65 72 78 80 70
Source: Portuguese Environment Agency[4][5]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística Archived November 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  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 34" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Plano Municipal de Defesa da Floresta Contra Incêndios" (PDF). Castanheira de Pera Municipality. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  5. ^ "SNIRH > Dados de Base". snirh.apambiente.pt. Retrieved 25 June 2021.