Oleiros, Portugal

Oleiros is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,721, in an area of 471.09 km2. The present mayor is José Santos Marques, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is the Monday after the 2nd Sunday of August.

Economy
Built in 2006, a wind farm (Pinhal Interior Wind Farm) operates in Oleiros, comprising a 54 MW power generation capacity.

Population
Oleiros has a total population of 5,271 in 2011.

Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 10 civil parishes (freguesias):


 * Álvaro
 * Amieira - Oleiros
 * Cambas
 * Estreito - Vilar Barroco
 * Isna
 * Madeirã
 * Mosteiro
 * Orvalho
 * Sarnadas de São Simão
 * Sobral



Notable people

 * Father António de Andrade (1580 – 1634) a Jesuit priest and explorer; a missionary in India, 1600–1634; the first known European to cross the Himalayas and reach Tibet.