Castro Verde
Municipality of 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] ⓘ), officially the Municipality of Castro Verde (Portuguese: Município de Castro Verde), is a municipality of the Alentejo region of Portugal (in the historic district of Beja). The population in 2011 was 7,276, in an area of 569.44 km2. 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.