Ponteareas Explained

Ponteareas
Settlement Type:Town and municipality
Flag Border:no
Nickname:Vila do Corpus, Vila do Tea
Pushpin Map:Spain#Europe
Pushpin Relief:yes
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Pontevedra
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:O Condado
Parts Type:Parishes
Parts Style:para
P1:Angoares
P2:Arcos
P3:Areas
P4:Arnoso
P5:Bugarín
P6:Celeiros
P7:Critiñade
P8:Cumiar
P9:Fontenla
P10:Fozara
P11:Guillade
P12:Guláns
P13:Moreira
P14:Nogueira
P15:Santiago de Oliveira
P16:San Mateo de Oliveira
P17:San Lourenzo de Oliveira
P18:Padróns
P19:Paredes
P20:Pías
P21:Ponteareas
P22:Prado
P23:Ribadetea
P24:Xinzo
Government Type:Mayor–council
Governing Body:Concello de Ponteareas
Leader Party:PP
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Nava Castro
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1483
Area Land Km2:125
Elevation M:50
Population Demonym:ponteareán (m), ponteareá (f)
ponteareano (m), ponteareana (f)
Timezone1:CET (GMT +1)
Timezone1 Dst:CEST (GMT +2)
Coordinates:42.1667°N -8.5°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:36860-36895
Area Code:+34 986 66
Website:http://www.ponteareas.es
Blank Name:Patron saint
Blank Info:Saint Michael the Archangel
Founder:Diego Sarmiento de Sotomayor

Ponteareas is a town and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of O Condado.

It is located on the Vigo-Benavente highway and on the river Tea, a right-hand tributary of the Miño. It is the chief town of a fertile hilly region, which produces wine, grain and fruit, and contains many cattle farms. The industries of the town itself are porcelain manufactures, tanning and distilling. Close by are the ruins of the Sobroso Castle, which played an important part in the medieval civil wars. While it is located in the nearby town, Mondariz, it is owned by the council of Ponteareas.

Geography

Parishes

The municipality of Ponteareas is formed by 24 parroquias (parishes) - rural suburbs of the main town. These parishes can be further subdivided into aldeas (villages) or lugares :

Government

The municipality of Ponteareas is administered by a mayor-council government, the Concello de Ponteareas, which meets at the Casa Consistorial in the Xardins da Xiralda. Following the local elections of 2023 the municipality is governed by a two-party coalition of the People's Party and ACIP with Nava Castro as Mayoress.

Local election results in Ponteareas
Party20072011201520192023
People's Party (PP)697
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)655
Alternativa Ciudadana de Ponteareas (ACIP)-43
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE-PSdeG)434
Independientes Ponteareas (IP)
Ponteareas en Común (PEC)
A Riada do Tea (ARDT)[1] --1
United Left (EU-SON)--1
Condado-Paradanta Union (UCPA)5--

Culture

Festivities

Corpus ChristiThe religious festival of Corpus Christi is particularly important. Dating back to 1857, it is traditionally celebrated with a procession of the Holy Sacrament along floral carpets laid in the streets. In 1968 the festival was declared a festival of Tourist Interest, in 1980 of National Tourist Interest, and in 2009 of International Tourist Interest, joining other famous Spanish celebrations such as Fallas and the Tomatina.
Local holidays

Music

The town has a conservatory which is named after Reveriano Soutullo, a composer of Zarzuelas.

Domestic ooperation

Ponteareas cooperates with the Spanish municipalities of Redondela, La Orotava and Monòver.

Notable people

External links

Official

Notes and References

  1. Supported by Podemos and Anova-Nationalist Brotherhood.