Crato (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkɾatu] ) is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,708,[1] in an area of 398.07 km2.[2]
The present Mayor is José Correia Luz, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
Crato has been the headquarters of the Knights Hospitaller in Portugal since 1340. The head of the order was known as the Prior of Crato.