Castanheira de Pera (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐʃtɐˈɲɐjɾɐ ðɨ ˈpeɾɐ] ⓘ), often erroneously written Castanheira de Pêra, is a municipality in the district of Leiria in Portugal.

The population in 2011 was 3,191,[1] in an area of 66.77 km².

[2] The present Mayor is Fernando José Pires Lopes, elected by the Socialist Party.

Administratively, the municipality consists of 1 civil parish (freguesia):[3]

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