Fronteira Municipality
Fronteira (pronounced [fɾõˈtɐjɾɐ] ) is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,410, in an area of 248.60 km.
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):
- 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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