Castro Verde

Castro Verde
Flag of Castro Verde
Coat of arms of Castro Verde
Coordinates: 37°42′15″N 8°1′23″W / 37.70417°N 8.02306°W / 37.70417; -8.02306
Country Portugal
RegionAlentejo
Intermunic. comm.Baixo Alentejo
DistrictBeja
Parishes4
Government
 • PresidentFrancisco José Caldeira Duarte (CDU)
Area
 • Total
569.44 km2 (219.86 sq mi)
Elevation
234 m (768 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
7,276
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
7780
Area code286
PatronSão Pedro
Websitewww.cm-castroverde.pt

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.

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.