Castanheira de Pera
Municipality in Centro, Portugal
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Castanheira de Pera (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐʃtɐˈɲɐjɾɐ ðɨ ˈpeɾɐ] ⓘ), often erroneously written Castanheira de Pêra, is a Portuguese municipality in the historical Beira Litoral province, in Central Region and district of Leiria. The population in 2011 was 3,191,[1] in an area of 66.77 km².[2]
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Castanheira de Pera | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Interactive map of Castanheira de Pera | |
  Castanheira de Pera Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 40°00′N 8°13′W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Centro |
| Intermunic. comm. | Região de Leiria |
| District | Leiria |
| Parishes | 1 |
| Government | |
| • President | Fernando José Pires Lopes (PS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 66.77 km2 (25.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,191 |
| • Density | 47.79/km2 (123.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | July 4 |
| Website | http://www.cm-castanheiradepera.pt |
The present Mayor is Fernando José Pires Lopes, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is on July 4.
Roca's Beach
Corga
Véras
St. António da Neve
Parishes
Climate
| Climate data for Castanheira de Pera, 1934-1960 normals, 1981-2021 precipitation | |||||||||||||
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| 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
- Kalidás Barreto (1932–2020) a Portuguese accountant and trade unionist; active in Castanheira de Pera where he died
- João Carvalho (born 1997) a Portuguese footballer with nearly 200 club caps, he plays for Nottingham Forest F.C.
