Fronteira, Portugal

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]

Fronteira
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
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	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	April 6
Website	www.cm-fronteira.pt

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

References

1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 52" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 July 2014.