Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo

Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 40°53′N 6°57′W / 40.883°N 6.950°W / 40.883; -6.950
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Intermunic. comm.	Beiras e Serra da Estrela
District	Guarda
Parishes	10
Government
• President	Carlos Condesso (PSD)
Area
• Total	508.57 km2 (196.36 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	5,150
• Density	10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	July 7
Website	http://www.cm-fcr.pt

Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo (Portuguese pronunciation: [fiˈgei̯ɾɐ dɨ kɐʃˈtɛlu ruˈdɾigu] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the District of Guarda in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,150,^[1] in an area of 508.57 km².^[2] Located in the Riba Coa (near the River Coa), just like other municipalities around Riba Coa, such as Almeida, Meda, Pinhel and Sabugal. Known for its castle which is a listed National monument, as well as pine-wood forests and rolling hills.

The municipality borders the frontier with Spain, formed by the Águeda River, a tributary of the Douro, which it joins at Barca D'Alva, approximately 18 km north of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo town.

The present Mayor is Carlos Condesso, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is July 7.

Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo figures in José Saramago's 2008 novel The Elephant's Journey.^[3]