Ponteareas | |
|---|---|
Town and municipality | |
 Town hall. | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): Vila do Corpus, Vila do Tea | |
 Interactive map outlining Ponteareas | |
  Ponteareas  Ponteareas | |
| Coordinates: 42°10′00″N 8°30′00″W / 42.166667°N 8.5°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Region |  Galicia |
| Province | Pontevedra |
| Comarca | O Condado |
| Established | 1483 |
| Founded by | Diego Sarmiento de Sotomayor |
| Parishes | Angoares, Arcos, Areas, Arnoso, Bugarín, Celeiros, Critiñade, Cumiar, Fontenla, Fozara, Guillade, Guláns, Moreira, Nogueira, Santiago de Oliveira, San Mateo de Oliveira, San Lourenzo de Oliveira, Padróns, Paredes, Pías, Ponteareas, Prado, Ribadetea, Xinzo |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Concello de Ponteareas |
| • Mayor | Nava Castro (PP) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 125 km2 (48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 22,854 |
| Demonym(s) | ponteareán (m), ponteareá (f) ponteareano (m), ponteareana (f) |
| Time zone | CET (GMT +1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (GMT +2) |
| Postal code | 36860-36895 |
| Area code | +34 986 66 |
| Patron saint | Saint Michael the Archangel |
| Website | http://www.ponteareas.es |
Ponteareas is a town and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of O Condado.
It is located on the Vigo-Benavente highway and on the river Tea, a right-hand tributary of the Miño. It is the chief town of a fertile hilly region, which produces wine, grain and fruit, and contains many cattle farms. The industries of the town itself are porcelain manufactures, tanning and distilling. Close by are the ruins of the Sobroso Castle, which played an important part in the medieval civil wars. While it is located in the nearby town, Mondariz, it is owned by the council of Ponteareas.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.