Castelo Branco, Portugal

Castelo Branco
Municipality
Gardens of the Ancient Bishop's Palace, Agência do Banco de Portugal, View of Castelo Branco from the castle, Bishop Arch, Cross in the center, Convento da Graça
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 39°49′N 7°30′W / 39.817°N 7.500°W / 39.817; -7.500
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Intermunic. comm.	Beira Baixa
District	Castelo Branco
Parishes	19
Government
• President	Leopoldo Rodrigues (PS)
Area
• Total	1,438.19 km2 (555.29 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	52,291
• Density	36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Website	http://www.cm-castelobranco.pt/

Castelo Branco (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐʃˈtɛlu ˈβɾɐ̃ku] ^ⓘ) is an inland city and municipality in Central Portugal. It has 34,455 inhabitants in its urban area (2021)^[1] and is the seat of the district of the same name. The municipality, with 52,272 inhabitants,^[2] is made up of 19 freguesias (civil parishes) spread through 1,438.19 km² (555.29 sq mi), making it the 3rd largest in Portugal by total land area.^[3]

The municipality is bounded in the north by Fundão, in the east by Idanha-a-Nova, in the south by Spain, in the southwest by Vila Velha de Ródão, and in the west by Proença-a-Nova and Oleiros.