Fronteira, Portugal
Municipality in Alentejo, Portugal
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Coat of arms
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(2011)
Fronteira (pronounced [fɾõˈtɐjɾɐ] ⓘ) is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,410,[1] in an area of 248.60 km2.[2]
The present Mayor is Rogério David Sádio da Silva, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is April 6.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Cabeço de Vide
- Fronteira
- São Saturnino
Notable people
- Manuel Cardoso (1566–1650) a Portuguese composer and organist.
- Bartolomeo Riberi (1640–1702) a Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Nicotera, 1691–1702
References
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 52" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 July 2014.
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Municipalities of Portalegre District
- Alter do Chão
- Arronches
- Avis
- Campo Maior
- Castelo de Vide
- Crato
- Elvas
- Fronteira
- Gavião
- Marvão
- Monforte
- Nisa
- Ponte de Sor
- Portalegre
- Sousel
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