Castanheira de Pera (), often erroneously written Castanheira de Pêra, is a Portuguese municipality in the historical Beira Litoral province, in Central Region and district of Leiria. The population in 2011 was 3,191,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of 66.77 km².
The present Mayor is Fernando José Pires Lopes, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is on July 4.
Parishes Administratively, the municipality consists of 1 civil parish (freguesia): Castanheira de Pera e Coentral
Climate
Notable people Kalidás Barreto (1932–2020) a Portuguese accountant and trade unionist; active in Castanheira de Pera where he died João Carvalho (born 1997) a Portuguese footballer with nearly 200 club caps, he plays for Nottingham Forest F.C. References
External links Municipality official website