Fronteira, Portugal

Fronteira
Municipality
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Coordinates: 39°03′N 7°38′W / 39.050°N 7.633°WCoordinates: 39°03′N 7°38′W / 39.050°N 7.633°W
Country	Portugal
Region	Alentejo
Subregion	Alto Alentejo
Intermunic. comm.	Alto Alentejo
District	Portalegre
Parishes	3
Government
• President	Rogério David Sádio da Silva (PSD)
Area
• Total	248.60 km^2 (95.98 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	3,410
• Density	14/km^2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone	WET/WEST (UTC+0/+1)
Website	http://www.cm-fronteira.pt

Fronteira (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɾõˈtɐjɾɐ]) is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,410,^[1] in an area of 248.60 km².^[2]

The present Mayor is Rogério David Sádio da Silva, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is April 6.

Parishes

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

• Cabeço de Vide
• Fronteira
• São Saturnino

References

1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. Direção-Geral do Território
3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 52" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 July 2014.