Alter do Chão
Municipality in Alentejo, Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the district of Santarém, Pará, Brazil, see Alter do Chão, Pará.
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]
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Alter do Chão | |
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Coordinates: 39°11′N 7°39′W | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Alentejo |
Intermunic. comm. | Alto Alentejo |
District | Portalegre |
Parishes | 4 |
Government | |
• President | Francisco Miranda (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 | www |
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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.