Alter do Chão

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Alter do Chão (European 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]

Alter do Chão
Flag of Alter do Chão
Coat of arms of Alter do Chão
Coordinates: 39°11′N 7°39′W / 39.183°N 7.650°W / 39.183; -7.650
Country Portugal
RegionAlentejo
Intermunic. comm.Alto Alentejo
DistrictPortalegre
Parishes4
Government
 • 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 varies
Websitewww.cm-alter-chao.pt

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

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

  • Alter do Chão
  • Chancelaria
  • Cunheira
  • Seda

Notable people

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

References

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  1. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  3. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 12" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.
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