Alter do Chão

Municipality in Alentejo, Portugal

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Coordinates: 39°11′N 7°39′W / 39.183°N 7.650°W / 39.183; -7.650Country

PortugalRegionAlentejoIntermunic. comm.Alto AlentejoDistrictPortalegreParishes4Government

• PresidentFrancisco Miranda (PSD/CDS–PP)Area

• Total362.07 km² (139.80 sq mi)Population

(2011)

• Total3,562 • Density9.8/km² (25/sq mi)Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET) • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)Local holidayAscension Day
date variesWebsitewww.cm-alter-chao.pt

Alter do Chão (Portuguese pronunciation: [alˈtɛɾ 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 Miranda, elected by a centre-right coalition of the Social Democratic Party and the People's 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.
Roman Bridge of Vila Formosa.

Notable people

Artur Pastor (1922 in Alter do Chão – 1999) a Portuguese photographer.

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.