Portel, Portugal

Portel
Flag of Portel
Coat of arms of Portel
Coordinates: 38°18′25″N 7°42′15″W / 38.30694°N 7.70417°W / 38.30694; -7.70417
Country Portugal
RegionAlentejo
Intermunic. comm.Alentejo Central
DistrictÉvora
Parishes6
Government
 • PresidentJosé Manuel Grilo (PS)
Area
 • Total
601.01 km2 (232.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
6,428
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holidayEaster Monday
date varies
Websitehttp://www.cm-portel.pt

Portel (Portuguese pronunciation: [puɾˈtɛl] ) 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]

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

  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.