Nisa Municipality
Nisa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnizɐ] ) is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,450, in an area of 575.68 km.
The present Mayor is Maria Idalina Alves Trindade (PS - Partido Socialista). The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.
In addition, it lends its name to Queijo de Nisa, a Portuguese sheep cheese with a protected designation of origin (PDO).
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):
- Alpalhão
- Arez e Amieira do Tejo
- Espírito Santo, Nossa Senhora da Graça e São Simão
- Montalvão
- Santana
- São Matias
- Tolosa
Notable people
- Álvaro Semedo (ca.1585 - 1658) a Portuguese Jesuit priest and missionary in China.
References
- ^ 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 81" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Nisa (Portugal).
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