Portel, Portugal Explained

Type:	municipality
Official Name:	Portel
Flag Border:	no
Coordinates:	38.3069°N -7.7042°W
Region:	Alentejo
Cim:	Alentejo Central
District:	Évora
Parishes:	6
Leader Party:	PS
Leader Name:	José Manuel Grilo
Area Total Km2:	601.01
Population Total:	6,428
Population As Of:	2011
Holiday:	Easter Monday date varies
Website:	http://www.cm-portel.pt

Portel (pronounced as /pt/) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 6,428,^[1] in an area of 601.01 km².^[2]

The present Mayor is Norberto António Lopes Patinho, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (freguesias):^[3]

• Amieira e Alqueva
• Monte do Trigo
• Portel
• Santana
• São Bartolomeu do Outeiro e Oriola
• Vera Cruz

Notable people

• Luís Zambujo (born 1986) a Portuguese former professional footballer with 311 club caps

External links

• Town Hall official website
• Photos from Portel
• Portel website

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 99. 29 July 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. Portuguese. pdf.