Celorico da Beira (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]
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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/ |
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.
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 16 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]