Oliveira do Castelo is a extinct freguesia in the municipality of Guimarães, with an area of 0.69 km2 and 3265 inhabitants (2011). Its population density was of 4,731.9 inhabitants/km2. A big part of it is located in the Historic Center of Guimarães.

Oliveira do Castelo
The Castle of Guimarães, in 2018.
The Castle of Guimarães, in 2018.
Location within Guimarães.
Location within Guimarães.
Coordinates: 41°27′01″N 8°17′17″W / 41.45028°N 8.28806°W / 41.45028; -8.28806
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Ave
DistrictBraga
MunicipalityGuimarães
Area
 • Total0.69 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,265
 • Density4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

It was the seat of a freguesia that was abolished in 2013, as part of a national administrative reform, to form a new parish, together with São Paio and São Sebastião, called Oliveira, São Paio e São Sebastião, with its seat at Alameda de São Dâmaso in Guimarães.

Landmarks edit

Population edit

Population of the freguesia of Oliveira do Castelo (1864 – 2011)
YearPop.±%
1864 3,400—    
1878 3,626+6.6%
1890 3,718+2.5%
1900 4,084+9.8%
1911 4,278+4.8%
1920 3,926−8.2%
1930 4,324+10.1%
1940 4,905+13.4%
YearPop.±%
1950 5,408+10.3%
1960 5,501+1.7%
1970 4,579−16.8%
1981 4,887+6.7%
1991 3,687−24.6%
2001 3,448−6.5%
2011 3,265−5.3%
Source: [3]

Junta de Freguesia election results edit

Partidos % M % M % M % M % M % M % M % M % M % M
1976 1979 1982 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009
CDS-PP 31,3 3 20,0 2 13,3 1 9,7 1 7,7 7,7 6,3 10,9 1
PS 29,9 3 31,2 4 35,9 5 30,1 3 39,3 4 42,7 4 43,2 5 40,1 4 38,4 4 32,4 3
PPD/PSD 20,7 2 37,6 4 37,6 4 36,2 4 33,5 3 38,8 4 38,9 4 44,0 4
FEPU/APU/CDU 11,8 1 15,3 2 12,3 1 9,1 6,9 7,9 11,5 1 9,5 1 11,5 1 9,3 1
AD 53,5 7 49,5 7

References edit

  1. ^ Sofia (2023-04-07). "Os 5 monumentos mais visitados no norte do país". Casa Yes (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  2. ^ "Capela de Santa Cruz". em.guimaraes.pt. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  3. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (Recenseamentos Gerais da População) - https://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_publicacoes