Castelo Branco, Portugal

Castelo Branco
Gardens of the Ancient Bishop's Palace, Agência do Banco de Portugal, View of Castelo Branco from the castle, Bishop Arch, Cross in the center, Convento da Graça
Flag of Castelo Branco
Coat of arms of Castelo Branco
Coordinates: 39°49′N 7°30′W / 39.817°N 7.500°W / 39.817; -7.500
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Beira Baixa
DistrictCastelo Branco
Parishes19
Government
 • PresidentLeopoldo Rodrigues (PS)
Area
 • Total
1,438.19 km2 (555.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
52,291
 • Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitewww.cm-castelobranco.pt

Castelo Branco (European Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐʃˈtɛlu ˈβɾɐ̃ku] ) is an inland city and municipality in Central Portugal. It has 34,455 inhabitants in its urban area (2021)[1] and is the seat of the district of the same name. The municipality, with 52,272 inhabitants,[2] is made up of 19 freguesias (civil parishes) spread through 1,438.19 km2 (555.29 sq mi), making it the 3rd largest in Portugal by total land area.[3]

The municipality is bounded in the north by Fundão, in the east by Idanha-a-Nova, in the south by Spain, in the southwest by Vila Velha de Ródão, and in the west by Proença-a-Nova and Oleiros.

  1. ^ "INE Census 2021: Centro / Beira Baixa / Castelo Branco / Castelo Branco; last updated: November 23, 2022". Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  2. ^ "INE Census 2021: Centro / Beira Baixa / Castelo Branco / 19 civil parishes; last updated: November 23, 2022". Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  3. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.