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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Portel, Portugal
Portel (Portuguese pronunciation: [puɾˈtɛl] ) is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 6,428, in an area of 601.01 km.

The present Mayor is Norberto António Lopes Patinho, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (freguesias):

  • Amieira e Alqueva
  • Monte do Trigo
  • Portel
  • Santana
  • São Bartolomeu do Outeiro e Oriola
  • Vera Cruz
  • Portel castle.
    Portel castle.
  • A view of Portel.
    A view of Portel.
  • Castle ruins.
    Castle ruins.
  • Typical savanna environment characteristic of Alentejo.
    Typical savanna environment characteristic of Alentejo.
  • Amieira Marina in the Alqueva lake.
    Amieira Marina in the Alqueva lake.

Notable people

  • Luís Zambujo (born 1986) a Portuguese former professional footballer with 311 club caps

References

  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 99" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.


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