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Sousel

Municipality in Alentejo, Portugal

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Coordinates: 38°57′N 7°40′W / 38.950°N 7.667°W / 38.950; -7.667Country

PortugalRegionAlentejoIntermunic. comm.Alto AlentejoDistrictPortalegreParishes4Government

• PresidentManuel Valério (PS)Area

• Total279.32 km² (107.85 sq mi)Population

(2011)

• Total5,074 • Density18/km² (47/sq mi)Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET) • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)Local holidayEaster Monday
date variesWebsitehttp://www.cm-sousel.pt

Sousel (Portuguese pronunciation: [soˈzɛl] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the District of Portalegre in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,074,^[1] in an area of 279.32 km².^[2]

The municipality is famous for its olive trees and as a great hunting region.

The Calça e Pina family was the main developer of Sousel in the 18th century. The economy is mainly based on agriculture, but tourism plays a major role in the region's economy as well.

The present Mayor is Manuel Valério, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.

Parishes

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

Cano
Casa Branca
Santo Amaro
Sousel

Notable people

Bruno Bolas (born 1996) a Portuguese professional footballer

Gallery

Local church.
Distinctive Alentejano chimney.

References

^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
^ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 117" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 July 2014.