Celorico da Beira | |
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Coordinates: 40°37′N 7°23′W / 40.617°N 7.383°W | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Centro |
Intermunic. comm. | Beiras e Serra da Estrela |
District | Guarda |
Parishes | 16 |
Government | |
• President | Carlos Ascensão (PSD) |
Area | |
• Total | 247.22 km2 (95.45 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 7,693 |
• Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Local holiday | May 23 |
Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20060414002150/http://www.cm-celoricodabeira.pt/ |
Celorico da Beira (European Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨluˈɾiku ðɐ ˈβɐjɾɐ] ) is a municipality in Guarda District in Portugal. The municipality population in 2011 was 7,693,[1] in an area of 247.22 km2.[2]
Main town: Celorico da Beira, near the Mondego River.
Principal monument: Celorico da Beira Castle. Train station: Celorico da Beira, linha da Beira Alta. The present Mayor is Carlos Ascensão, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is May 23.