Covilhã (Portuguese pronunciation:[kuviˈʎɐ̃]) is a city and a municipality in the Centro region, Portugal. The city proper had 34,772 inhabitants in 2001. The municipality population in 2011 was 51,797, in an area of 555.60km². It is located in the Cova da Beira subregion and the district of Castelo Branco. The municipal holiday is October 20.