Portel (Portugal)

Portel
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Basic data
Region :	Alentejo
Sub-region :	Alentejo Central
District :	Évora
Concelho :	Portel
Coordinates :	38 ° 18 ′  N , 7 ° 42 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 18 ′  N , 7 ° 42 ′  W
Residents:	2661 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	156.44 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	17 inhabitants per km²
Portel district
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Residents:	6428 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	601 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	11 inhabitants per km²
Number of municipalities :	6th
administration
Administration address:	Câmara Municipal de Portel Praça D. Nuno Alvares Pereira, 4 7220 - 375 Portel
President of the Câmara Municipal:	Norberto António Lopes Patinho ( PS )
Website:	www.cm-portel.pt

Portel is a small town ( Vila ) and a district ( Concelho ) in Portugal with 2661 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

Portel Castle

history

Human settlement in the area around Portel goes back to the Bronze Age . This is evidenced by megalithic monuments left behind and the Portel's golden ring, which came from a treasure trove.

At the excavations of Mosteiros one of the few finds of buildings of the Visigoth Empire from the early 7th century can be seen. The place also existed under Moorish rule from 704 . After the Reconquista , Portel Castle was built under the Portuguese King Dinis (1279-1325). Then the royal house of Bragança took over the castle and rule over the place. In the years 1509 to 1520 the construction of the castle was then renewed by the architect Francisco de Arruda , who worked for the Duque de Bragança.

administration

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Portel is the seat of a district of the same name. The neighboring districts are (starting clockwise in the north): Évora , Reguengos de Monsaraz , Moura , Vidigueira , Cuba and Viana do Alentejo .

With the regional reform in September 2013 , several municipalities were merged into new municipalities, so that the number of municipalities decreased from eight to six.

The following municipalities ( Freguesias ) are in the Portel district:

Portel district

local community	Population (2011)	Area km²	Density of population / km²	LAU code
Amieira e Alqueva	691	177.14	4th	070909
Monte do Trigo	1,240	107.11	12	070903
Portel	2,661	156.44	17th	070905
Santana	542	41.95	13	070906
São Bartolomeu do Outeiro e Oriola	836	73.74	11	070910
Vera Cruz	458	44.62	10	070908
Portel County (Portugal)	6,428	601.00	11	0709

Population development

Population in the Portel district (1801–2011)
1801	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2011
4,698	5,673	8,095	10,491	11,627	8,306	7,525	7.109	6,428

Web links

Commons : Portel  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Map of the Freguesia Portel (Portugal) at the Instituto Geográfico do Exército
• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. ↑ ^{a b} Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
3. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
4. ^ Publication of the administrative reorganization in the Diário da República gazette of January 28, 2013, accessed on March 16, 2014