Alter do Chão explained

Type:	municipality
Official Name:	Alter do Chão
Flag Border:	no
Coordinates:	39.1833°N -46°W
Region:	Alentejo
Cim:	Alto Alentejo
District:	Portalegre
Parishes:	4
Leader Party:	PSD/CDS–PP
Leader Name:	Francisco Miranda
Area Total Km2:	362.07
Population Total:	3,562
Population As Of:	2011
Holiday:	Ascension Day date varies

Alter do Chão (pronounced as /pt-PT/) is a municipality in the District of Portalegre in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,562,^[1] in an area of 362.07 km².^[2]

The present Mayor is Francisco Miranda, elected by a centre-right coalition of the Social Democratic Party and the People's Party. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day. The municipality is famous for its horsebreeding and high school of horseriding.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):^[3]

• Alter do Chão
• Chancelaria
• Cunheira
• Seda

Notable people

• Artur Pastor (1922 in Alter do Chão – 1999) a Portuguese photographer.

External links

• Town Hall official website
• Photos from Alter do Chão

Notes and References

1. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. Web site: Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país . 2018-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ . 2018-11-05 . dead .
3. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 12. 16 July 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. Portuguese. pdf.