Nisa, Portugal Explained

Type:	municipality
Official Name:	Nisa
Flag Border:	no
Coordinates:	39.5°N -45°W
Region:	Alentejo
Cim:	Alto Alentejo
District:	Portalegre
Parishes:	7
Leader Party:	PS
Leader Name:	Maria Idalina Alves Trindade
Area Total Km2:	575.68
Population Total:	7,450
Population As Of:	2011
Holiday:	Easter Monday (date varies)
Website:	http://www.cm-nisa.pt

Nisa (pronounced as /pt/) is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,450,^[1] in an area of 575.68 km².^[2]

The present Mayor is Maria Idalina Alves Trindade (PS - Partido Socialista). The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.

In addition, it lends its name to one of the most famous Portuguese sheep cheeses (Certificate of Protected Origin or D.O.P.).

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):^[3]

• Alpalhão
• Arez e Amieira do Tejo
• Espírito Santo, Nossa Senhora da Graça e São Simão
• Montalvão
• Santana
• São Matias
• Tolosa

Notable people

• Álvaro Semedo (ca.1585 - 1658) a Portuguese Jesuit priest and missionary in China.

External links

• Town Hall official website
• Photos from Nisa

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 81. 29 July 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. Portuguese.