Castro Verde | |
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Coordinates: 37°42′15″N 8°1′23″W / 37.70417°N 8.02306°W | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Alentejo |
Intermunic. comm. | Baixo Alentejo |
District | Beja |
Parishes | 4 |
Government | |
• President | Francisco José Caldeira Duarte (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 569.44 km2 (219.86 sq mi) |
Elevation | 234 m (768 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,276 |
• Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Postal code | 7780 |
Area code | 286 |
Patron | São Pedro |
Website | www |
Castro Verde (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaʃtɾu ˈveɾðɨ] ) is a town and a municipality of the Alentejo region of Portugal (in the historic district of Beja). The population in 2011 was 7,276,[1] in an area of 569.44 km2.[2] Castro Verde is situated in the Baixo Alentejo subregion, within a territory known locally as the Campo Branco (English: White Plains). The municipality can be recognized by the local municipal markers along its borders, that appear within its borders to denote its reference as A Window on the Plains; municipal markers appear as stylized house profiles, with an exaggerated window that allows the visitor to see through into the panorama.