Portel, Portugal

Portel (Portuguese pronunciation: [puɾˈtɛl] ^ⓘ), officially the Town of Portel (Portuguese: Vila de Portel), is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 6,428,^[1] in an area of 601.01 km².^[2]

Town of Portel
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 38°18′25″N 7°42′15″W
Country	Portugal
Region	Alentejo
Intermunic. comm.	Alentejo Central
District	Évora
Parishes	6
Government
• President	José Manuel Grilo (PS)
Area
• Total	601.01 km2 (232.05 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,428
• Density	11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	Easter Monday date varies
Website	https://www.cm-portel.pt

The present Mayor is Norberto António Lopes Patinho, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (freguesias):^[3]

• Amieira e Alqueva
• Monte do Trigo
• Portel
• Santana
• São Bartolomeu do Outeiro e Oriola
• Vera Cruz

Gallery

• 
  Portel castle.
• 
  A view of Portel.
• 
  Castle ruins.
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  Typical savanna environment characteristic of Alentejo.
• 
  Amieira Marina in the Alqueva lake.

Notable people

• Luís Zambujo (born 1986) a Portuguese former professional footballer with 311 club caps