Ponte da Barca

Municipality in Norte, Portugal
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Coat of arms of Ponte da Barca
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Coordinates: 41°48′N 8°24′W / 41.800°N 8.400°W / 41.800; -8.400Country PortugalRegionNorteIntermunic. comm.Alto MinhoDistrictViana do CasteloParishes17Government
 • PresidentAugusto Manuel Dos Reis Marinho (PSD)Area
 • Total182.11 km2 (70.31 sq mi)Population
 (2011)
 • Total12,061 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET) • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)Local holidayS. Bartolomeu
August 24Websitehttp://www.cmpb.pt/

Ponte da Barca (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpõtɨ ðɐ ˈβaɾkɐ] ⓘ; lit. '"Bridge of the Boat"') is a municipality in the district of Viana do Castelo in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 12,061,[1] in an area of 182.11 km2.[2]

The present Mayor is Augusto Manuel Dos Reis Marinho, elected by the PSD. The municipal holiday is August 24.

Climate

Ponte da Barca has a Mediterranean climate with oceanic/humid subtropical influences. It has warm to hot summers and mild, very wet winters.

Climate data for Ponte da Barca, 1981-2021, altitude: 39 m (128 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.2
(46.8) 		9.3
(48.7) 		11.7
(53.1) 		13.6
(56.5) 		16.2
(61.2) 		19.3
(66.7) 		21.5
(70.7) 		21.7
(71.1) 		19.4
(66.9) 		15.6
(60.1) 		11.9
(53.4) 		9.4
(48.9) 		14.8
(58.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 173.8
(6.84) 		140.1
(5.52) 		113.6
(4.47) 		145.0
(5.71) 		108.3
(4.26) 		50.0
(1.97) 		21.9
(0.86) 		33.3
(1.31) 		80.4
(3.17) 		191.5
(7.54) 		198.1
(7.80) 		227.1
(8.94) 		1,483.1
(58.39)
Source: Portuguese Environment Agency[3][4]

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 17 civil parishes (freguesias):[5]

  • Azias
  • Boivães
  • Bravães
  • Britelo
  • Crasto, Ruivos e Grovelas
  • Cuide de Vila Verde
  • Entre Ambos-os-Rios, Ermida e Germil
  • Lavradas
  • Lindoso
  • Nogueira
  • Oleiros
  • Ponte da Barca, Vila Nova da Muía e Paço Vedro de Magalhães
  • Sampriz
  • Vade São Pedro
  • Vade São Tomé
  • Touvedo (São Lourenço e Salvador)
  • Vila Chã (São João Baptista e Santiago)
The iconic bridge over Lima river, in Ponte da Barca.

Notable people

  • João Uva (born 1980) a former rugby union footballer
  • Adérito Esteves (born Sampriz, Ponte da Barca 1985) a Portuguese rugby union player.

References

  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.
  3. ^ "SNIRH > Dados de Base". snirh.apambiente.pt.
  4. ^ "SNIRH > Dados de Base". snirh.apambiente.pt.
  5. ^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, pages 552 95-96" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.

External links

  • Municipality official website
  • Casa do Javali and Casa da Corca
  • Sanctuary of Our Lady of Peace
Authority control databases: National Edit this at Wikidata
  • Germany


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