Castelo Branco Municipality (kɐʃˈtɛlu ˈβɾɐ̃ku) is located in Castelo Branco District, in Centro Region, Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

. The name means "white castle". It contains the city of Castelo Branco

Castelo Branco, Portugal

The city of Castelo Branco is made up of one parish with a population of 30,649.It is located in Castelo Branco Municipality in Castelo Branco District.-History and landmarks:...

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The city of Castelo Branco is made up of one parish with a population of 30,649 and the municipality has a total of 25 parishes and 56,001 people. It is one of the largest municipalities in Portugal with 1,439.94 km² and is bounded in the north by the municipality of Fundão

Fundão

Fundão is a city in Fundao Municipality in Portugal, located in the Castelo Branco District. Fundão is an old city with 8,369 inhabitants, situated at the point where the slope of the Gardunha range meets the Cova da Beira plains, 500 metres above sea level. The municipality has a total area of...

, in the east by Idanha-a-Nova

Idanha-a-Nova

Idanha-a-Nova is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 1,416.4 km² and a total population of 10,929 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 17 parishes and is located in the district of Castelo Branco....

, in the south by Spain

Spain

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, in the southwest by Vila Velha de Ródão

Vila Velha de Ródão

Vila Velha de Ródão is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 329.9 km² and a total population of 3,802 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 4 parishes and is located in the district of Castelo Branco....

, and in the west by Proença-a-Nova

Proença-a-Nova

Proença-a-Nova is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 395.3 km² and a total population of 9,610 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of six parishes and is located in the district of Castelo Branco....

 and Oleiros

Oleiros

Oleiros is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 471.1 km² and a total population of 6,212. The municipality is composed of 12 parishes and is located in the district of Castelo Branco...

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Parishes

• Alcains
  Alcains
  Alcains is a Portuguese civil parish in the municipality of Castelo Branco, with a total area of 37,09 km² and approximately 7000 inhabitants .-History:...
  
  
• Almaceda
• Benquerenças
• Cafede
• Castelo Branco
• Cebolais de Cima
• Escalos de Baixo
• Escalos de Cima
• Freixial do Campo
• Juncal do Campo
• Lardosa
• Louriçal do Campo
• Lousa
• Malpica do Tejo
• Mata
• Monforte da Beira
• Ninho do Açor
• Póvoa de Rio de Moinhos
• Retaxo
• Salgueiro do Campo
• Santo André das Tojeiras
• São Vicente da Beira
• Sarzedas
• Sobral do Campo
• Tinalhas

External links

• Municipality official website
• Photos from Castelo Branco
• Castelo Branco Virtual Information on history, culture, demographics etc. (Portuguese)