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Ponteareas is town and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in Spain.

Ponteareas
Puenteareas
Town and municipality
Ponteareas Town Hall
Nickname(s): 
Vila do Corpus, Vila do Tea
Interactive map outlining Ponteareas
Ponteareas
Ponteareas
Coordinates: 42.166667°N 8.5°W / 42.166667; -8.5
CountrySpain
RegionGalicia
ProvincePontevedra
CountyO Condado
Established1483
Founded byDiego Sarmiento de Sotomayor
ParishesAngoares, 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
  TypeMayor–council
  BodyConcello de Ponteareas
  Mayorvacant (BNG)
Area
  Land125 km2 (48 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total22,854
Demonym(s)ponteareán (m), ponteareá (f)
ponteareano (m), ponteareana (f)
Time zoneCET (GMT +1)
  Summer (DST)CEST (GMT +2)
Postal code
36860-36895
Area code(s)+34 986 66
Patron saintSaint Michael the Archangel
Websitehttp://www.ponteareas.es

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.


Geography



Parishes


The municipality of Ponteareas is formed by 24 parroquias (parishes) - rural suburbs of the main town. These parishes can be further subdivided into aldeas (villages) or lugares :


Government


The municipality of Ponteareas is administered by a mayor-council government, the Concello de Ponteareas, which meets at the Casa Consistorial in the Xardins da Xiralda. Following the local elections of 2019 the municipality is governed by a two-party coalition of the Galician Nationalist Bloc and Socialists' Party of Galicia with Xosé Represas as Mayor.

Local election results in Ponteareas
Party 2007 2011 2015 2019
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) 6 5 5
8
People's Party (PP) 6 9 7
5
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE-PSdeG) 4 3 4
3
Alternativa Ciudadana de Ponteareas (ACIP) - 4 3
4
A Riada do Tea (ARDT)[2] - - 1
-
United Left (EU-SON) - - 1
-
Condado-Paradanta Union (UCPA) 5 - -
-

Culture



Festivities


Corpus Christi
Floral carpet.
Floral carpet.

The religious festival of Corpus Christi is particularly important. Dating back to 1857, it is traditionally celebrated with a procession of the Holy Sacrament along floral carpets laid in the streets. In 1968 the festival was declared a festival of Tourist Interest, in 1980 of National Tourist Interest, and in 2009 of International Tourist Interest, joining other famous Spanish celebrations such as Fallas and the Tomatina.

Local holidays

Music


The town has a conservatory which is named after Reveriano Soutullo, a composer of Zarzuelas.


International relations


Ponteareas is twinned with:


Notable people



References


  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. Supported by Podemos and Anova-Nationalist Brotherhood.
  3. "Ponteareas se hermana con la ciudad irlandesa de Galway". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish).



Official


 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Puenteareas". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 650.


На других языках


- [en] Ponteareas

[es] Puenteareas

Puenteareas[1][2][3][4] (oficialmente y en gallego Ponteareas) es un municipio y una villa[5][6] de España. Pertenece a la provincia de Pontevedra, en la comunidad autónoma de Galicia. La villa de Puenteareas, capital del municipio,[7] se encuentra comprendida dentro de la parroquia homónima.

[ru] Пуэнтеареас

Пуэнтеареас (исп. Puenteareas), официальное название на галисийском Понтеареас (галис. Ponteareas) — муниципалитет в Испании, входит в провинцию Понтеведра в составе автономного сообщества Галисия. Муниципалитет находится в составе района (комарки) Кондадо. Занимает площадь 125 км². Население — 23 316 человек (на 2010 год).



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