Fronteira, Portugal
Municipality in Alentejo, Portugal
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Fronteira (pronounced [fɾõˈtɐjɾɐ] ⓘ) is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,410,[1] in an area of 248.60 km2.[2]
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Fronteira | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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  Fronteira Location in Portugal | |
| Coordinates: 39°03′N 7°38′W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Alentejo |
| Intermunic. comm. | Alto Alentejo |
| District | Portalegre |
| Parishes | 3 |
| Government | |
| • President | Rogério Silva (PSD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 248.60 km2 (95.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,410 |
| • Density | 13.7/km2 (35.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | April 6 |
| Website | www |
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):[3]
- 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
