Castro Daire

Castro Daire is a municipality in Viseu District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 15,339, in an area of 379.04 km2.

The present mayor is Paulo Almeida, elected by a coalition CDS-PP, PSD. The municipal holiday is June 29 (St Peter's Day).

Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 12 civil parishes (freguesias):


 * Almofala
 * Cabril
 * Castro Daire
 * Cujó
 * Gosende
 * Mamouros, Alva e Ribolhos
 * Mezio e Moura Morta
 * Mões
 * Moledo
 * Monteiras
 * Parada de Ester e Ester
 * Pepim
 * Picão e Ermida
 * Pinheiro
 * Reriz e Gafanhão
 * São Joaninho

Notable people

 * Isaac Aboab da Fonseca (1605–1693) a rabbi, scholar, kabbalist and writer.

Sport

 * Vítor Manuel da Silva Marques (born 1969), known as Vitinha a futsal player and captain of the Portugal national futsal team
 * Luís Carlos (born 1972) a former footballer with 140 club caps
 * Ricardo Ferreira (born 1982) a footballer with 124 caps with Académico de Viseu
 * Luís Carlos Pereira Carneiro (born 1988), known as Licá, a footballer with over 330 club caps