Oliveira de Frades is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 145.4 km² and a total population of 10,597 inhabitants.

County created in 1836 by splitting the county Lafões the existing municipalities of Oliveira de Frades, Sao Pedro do Sul and Vouzela.

The municipality is composed of 12 parishes and is located in the district Viseu

Viseu (district)

The District of Viseu is located in the Central Inland of Portugal, the District Capital is the city of Viseu.-Municipalities:The district is composed by 24 municipalities:-Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2011:...

. It's one of the few municipalities in Portugal without territorial continuity (the other being Montijo

Montijo

Montijo is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 348.0 km² and a population of 40,199 inhabitants. The town of Montijo has a population of 25,719....

 and Vila Real de Santo António): its territory comprehends two parts, with the town of Oliveira de Frades located in the bigger part.

The present mayor is Luís Manuel Martins Vasconcelos, elected by the Social Democratic Party

Social Democratic Party (Portugal)

The Social Democratic Party , is a centre-right liberal conservative political party in Portugal. It is commonly known by its initials, PSD; on ballot papers, its initials appear as PPD/PSD, with the first three letters coming from the party's original name, Democratic People's Party...

.

The municipal holiday is October 7.

Parishes

• Arca (located in the smaller part)
• Arcozelo das Maias
• Destriz
• Oliveira de Frades
• Pinheiro
• Reigoso
• Ribeiradio
• São João da Serra
• São Vicente de Lafões
• Sejães
• Souto de Lafões
• Varzielas (located in the smaller part)

External links

• Municipality official website
• Photos from Oliveira de Frades