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Portel
Municipality
FlagCoat of arms
Coordinates: 38°18′25″N 7°42′15″W / 38.30694°N 7.70417°W / 38.30694; -7.70417
Country	Portugal
Region	Alentejo
Intermunic. comm.	Alentejo Central
District	Évora
Parishes	6
Government
• President	José Manuel Grilo (PS)
Area
• Total	601.01 km (232.05 sq mi)
Population
• Total	6,428
• Density	11/km (28/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	Easter Monday date varies
Website	http://www.cm-portel.pt

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

Gallery

• Portel castle.
• A view of Portel.
• Castle ruins.
• Typical savanna environment characteristic of Alentejo.
• 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.

External links

• Town Hall official website
• Photos from Portel
• Portel website

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