Castro Daire
Castro Daire is a municipality in Viseu District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,339, 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.
Climate
Demographics
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 12 civil parishes :- 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 a rabbi, scholar, kabbalist and writer.
Sport
- Vítor Manuel da Silva Marques, known as Vitinha a futsal player and captain of the Portugal national futsal team
- Luís Carlos a former footballer with 140 club caps
- Ricardo Ferreira a footballer with 124 caps with Académico de Viseu
- Luís Carlos Pereira Carneiro, known as Licá, a footballer with over 330 club caps