GOLEGA, a town of Portugal, province of Estremadura, 12 miles S.S.W. of Thomar on the Tagus, and 16 miles S.W. of Santarem. It is situated in a beautiful rich plain planted with olives, and producing abundance of cereal crops, as well as wine, oil, and sheep. Golega is especially celebrated for its annual fair, which is held on Nov. 11, and the two following days. Merchants from all parts of the kingdom, as well as from Old Castile, meet here for the purchase and interchange of numerous kinds of merchandise, especially woollen manufactures. Pop. (1855) 3742.