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 Queijo de Nisa, a Portuguese sheep cheese with a protected designation of origin (PDO).

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.