Ponteareas
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| Nickname(s): Vila do Corpus, Vila do Tea | |||
 Location of the municipality of Ponteareas within Galicia |
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| Coordinates: 42°10′00″N 8°30′00″W / 42.166667°N 8.5°W | |||
| Country | Spain | ||
| Region | Galicia | ||
| Province | Pontevedra | ||
| County | O Condado | ||
| Established | 1483 | ||
| Parishes | Angoares, 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 | |||
| • Type | Mayor-council | ||
| • Body | Concello de Ponteareas | ||
| • Mayor | Xosé Represas Giráldez (BNG) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Land | 125 km2 (48 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) | ||
| Population (2009)INE | |||
| • Total | 23,172 | ||
| Demonym(s) |
ponteareán (m), ponteareá (f) ponteareano (m), ponteareana (f) |
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| Time zone | CET (GMT +1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (GMT +2) (UTC) | ||
| Postal code | 36860-36895 | ||
| Area code(s) | +34 986 66 | ||
| Patron saint | Saint Michael the Archangel (29 September) | ||
| Website | http://www.ponteareas.es | ||
Ponteareas is town and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in Spain
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.
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 :
The municipality of Ponteareas is administered by a mayor-council government, the Concello de Ponteareas, which meets in the Casa Consistorial in the Xardins da Xiralda. Following the local elections of 2015 the municipality is governed by a three-party coalition of the Galician Nationalist Bloc, Socialists' Party of Galicia and A Ríada do Tea with Xosé Represas as Mayor.
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.
The town has a conservatory which is named after Reveriano Soutullo, a composer of Zarzuelas.
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