Castelo de Vide
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Castelo de Vide is a municipality
in Portugal
with a total area of 264.9 km² and a total population of 3,780 inhabitants.
The municipality is composed of 4 parishes, and is located in Portalegre District.
The present Mayor is António Manuel Grincho Ribeiro, elected by the Social Democratic Party
.
The municipal holiday is Easter Monday
.
Municipalities of Portugal
In Portugal, municipality or concelho is the most stable subdivision of Portugal since the foundation of the country.Portugal has an entirely separate system of cities and towns. Cities and towns are located in municipalities, but often do not have the same boundaries, even if built-up is continuous...
in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
with a total area of 264.9 km² and a total population of 3,780 inhabitants.
The municipality is composed of 4 parishes, and is located in Portalegre District.
The present Mayor is António Manuel Grincho Ribeiro, elected by the Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (Portugal)
The Social Democratic Party , is a centre-right liberal conservative political party in Portugal. It is commonly known by its initials, PSD; on ballot papers, its initials appear as PPD/PSD, with the first three letters coming from the party's original name, Democratic People's Party...
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The municipal holiday is Easter Monday
Easter Monday
Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday and is celebrated as a holiday in some largely Christian cultures, especially Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox cultures...
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Demographics
| Population of Castelo de Vide Municipality (1801 – 2004) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 |
| 7 006 | 6 031 | 6 614 | 6 837 | 6 538 | 4 187 | 4 145 | 3 872 | 3 780 |
Parishes
- Nossa Senhora da Graça de Póvoa e Meadas
- Santa Maria da Devesa
- São João Baptista
- São Tiago Maior