Alter do Chão
Appearance
Alter do Chão | |
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Coordinates: 39°11′N 7°39′W / 39.183°N 7.650°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Alentejo |
Intermunic. comm. | Alto Alentejo |
District | Portalegre |
Parishes | 4 |
Government | |
• President | Francisco Miranda (PSD/CDS–PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 362.07 km2 (139.80 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,562 |
• Density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Local holiday | Ascension Day date varies |
Website | www |
Alter do Chão (European Portuguese pronunciation: [alˈtɛɾ ðu ˈʃɐ̃w] ) 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
[edit]Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Alter do Chão
- Chancelaria
- Cunheira
- Seda
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Local castle.
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A typical city street.
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The local church.
Notable people
[edit]- Artur Pastor (1922 in Alter do Chão – 1999) a Portuguese photographer.
References
[edit]- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 12" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.
External links
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