Ponteareas

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caption2Ponteareas Town Hall
image3Arcos, Ponteareas, Pena do Equilibrio.jpg
caption3Pena do Equilibrio
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caption4Corpus Christi floral carpets
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caption5Os Remedios Bridge
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subdivision_name1Galicia
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subdivision_name2Pontevedra
subdivision_type3Comarca
subdivision_name3O Condado
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parts24 paroquias
government_typeMayor–council
governing_bodyConcello de Ponteareas
leader_partyPPdeG
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameNava Castro
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7th in Pontevedra
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postal_code36860-36895
area_code+34 986 66
website
blank_nameINE code
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founderDiego Sarmiento de Sotomayor
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Ponteareas is a town and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of O Condado.

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.

Administration

Local 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 2023 the municipality is governed by a two-party coalition of the People's Party of Galicia and ACIP with Nava Castro as Mayor.

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Local election results in PonteareasParty200720112015
20192023
People's Party (PP)697
Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG)655
Alternativa Ciudadana de Ponteareas (ACIP)-43
Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE-PSdeG)434
Independientes Ponteareas (IP)
Ponteareas en Común (PEC)
A Riada do Tea (ARDT)--1
United Left (EU-SON)--1
Condado-Paradanta Union (UCPA)5--
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Administrative subdivisions

The municipality of Ponteareas comprises 24 parroquias, local administrative units historically derived from ecclesiastical parishes*.* ::data[format=table]

Parishes of PonteareasPlace namePopulationLand area in km2Pop. density per km2
1Angoares504
2Arcos524
3Areas1,016
4Arnoso255
5Bugarín529
6Celeiros227
7Cristiñade486
8Cumiar116
9Fontenla296
10Fozara323
11Guillade451
12Guláns714
13Moreira702
14Nogueira190
15Santiago de Oliveira310
16San Mateo de Oliveira573
17San Lourenzo de Oliveira131
18Padróns580
19Paredes47
20Pías456
21Ponteareas12,528
22Prado231
23Ribadetea862
24Xinzo1,157
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Culture

Festivities

;Corpus Christi ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/CorpusChristiPonteareas.jpg" caption="Floral carpet."] ::

The religious festival of Corpus Christi holds particular significance. Dating back to 1857, it is traditionally celebrated with a procession of the Holy Sacrament along streets adorned with intricate floral carpets. In recognition of its cultural and touristic value, the festival was declared of Tourist Interest in 1968, of National Tourist Interests in 1980, and of International Tourist Interest in 2009, placing it alongside other renowned Spanish celebrations such as the Fallas and La Tomatina.

;Local holidays

Music

The town has a conservatory named after Reveriano Soutullo (1884–1932), a composer of Zarzuelas.

Domestic cooperation

Ponteareas is twinned with the Spanish municipalities of Redondela, La Orotava and Monòver.

Notable people

References

References

  1. Supported by [[Podemos (Spanish political party). Podemos]] and [[Anova-Nationalist Brotherhood]].
  2. "Nomenclátor: Población del Padrón Continuo por Unidad Poblacional". [[Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain).

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