Alter do Chão

Alter do Chão
Alter do Chão
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 39°11′N 7°39′W / 39.183°N 7.650°W
Country	Portugal
Region	Alentejo
Intermunic. comm.	Alto Alentejo
District	Portalegre
Parishes	4
Government
• President	Joviano Vitorino (PSD/CDS-PP)
Area
• Total	362.07 km2 (139.80 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	3,562
• Density	9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	Ascension Day; date varies
Website	http://www.cm-alter-chao.pt

Alter do Chão (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐlˈtɛɾ ðu ˈʃɐ̃w] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the District of Portalegre in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,562,^[1] in an area of 362.07 km².^[2]

The present Mayor is Francisco Reis, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day. The municipality is famous for its horsebreeding and high school of horseriding.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias):^[3]

Alter do Chão
Chancelaria
Cunheira
Seda

Local castle.
A typical city street.
The local church.

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 12" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.

External links

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[1] Instituto Nacional de Estatística

[dgt-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 12" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.

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