Ponte de Lima

Ponte de Lima (pron. IPA: ['põt(ɨ) dɨ 'limɐ]) is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 320.3 km² and a total population of 44,609 inhabitants.

The municipality is composed of 51 parishes, and is located in the district of Viana do Castelo.

The present Mayor is José Daniel Rosas Campelo da Rocha, elected by the Democratic Social Center.

The municipal holiday is September 20.

[edit] Parishes

Anais
Arca
Arcos
Arcozelo
Ardegão
Bárrio
Beiral do Lima
Bertiandos
Boalhosa
Brandara
Cabaços
Cabração
Calheiros
Calvelo
Cepões
Correlhã
Estorãos

Facha
Feitosa
Fojo Lobal
Fontão
Fornelos
Freixo
Friastelas
Gaifar
Gandra
Gemieira
Gondufe
Labruja
Labrujó
Mato
Moreira do Lima
Navió
Poiares

Ponte de Lima
Queijada
Refóios do Lima
Rendufe
Ribeira
Sá
Sandiães
Santa Comba
Santa Cruz do Lima
Santa Maria de Rebordões
Seara
Serdedelo
Souto de Rebordões
Vilar das Almas
Vilar do Monte
Vitorino das Donas
Vitorino dos Piães

[edit] General info

Ponte de Lima is located in the southern bank of the Lima, a small river with sources in Spain.

One of the oldest towns in Portugal, it was historically significant as a Roman settlement in the road from Braga to Compostela and Lugo, and the first place in Portugal getting a municipal chart. Every second Monday it holds one of the largest country markets in Portugal. The attractive rural area around has the largest concentration of baroque manors in Portugal (Bertiandos, Brandara, Calheiros and Pomarchao are among the best known). Some provide tourism accommodation.

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Municipalities of the District of Viana do Castelo
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