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Ponteareas
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| <!-- Basic info ----------------> | name | Ponteareas |
| other_name | Puenteareas | |
| settlement_type | Municipality | |
| total_type | ||
| motto | ||
| image_skyline | {{multiple image | |
| border | infobox | |
| total_width | 280 | |
| image_style | border:1; | |
| perrow | 1/2/2 | |
| caption_align | center | |
| image1 | Casco urbano del municipio de Ponteareas, Pontevedra,.jpg | |
| caption1 | Panoramic view of Ponteareas | |
| image2 | Casa consistorial de Ponteareas.jpg | |
| caption2 | Ponteareas Town Hall | |
| image3 | Arcos, Ponteareas, Pena do Equilibrio.jpg | |
| caption3 | Pena do Equilibrio | |
| image4 | Corpus Ponteareas 01-49.jpg | |
| caption4 | Corpus Christi floral carpets | |
| image5 | Ponte dos Remedios 2.jpg | |
| caption5 | Os Remedios Bridge | |
| image_flag | Bandeira de Ponteareas, Pontevedra.svg | |
| flag_border | no | |
| image_shield | Coat of Arms of Ponteareas.svg | |
| nicknames | Vila do Corpus, Vila do Tea | |
| map_caption | Interactive map outlining Ponteareas | |
| pushpin_map | Spain#Europe | |
| pushpin_relief | yes | |
| mapframe | yes | |
| mapframe-wikidata | yes | |
| mapframe-point | none | |
| pushpin_mapsize | ||
| subdivision_type | Country | |
| subdivision_name | Spain | |
| subdivision_type1 | Autonomous community | |
| subdivision_name1 | Galicia | |
| subdivision_type2 | Province | |
| subdivision_name2 | Pontevedra | |
| subdivision_type3 | Comarca | |
| subdivision_name3 | O Condado | |
| parts_type | Subdivisions | |
| parts | 24 paroquias | |
| government_type | Mayor–council | |
| governing_body | Concello de Ponteareas | |
| leader_party | PPdeG | |
| leader_title | Mayor | |
| leader_name | Nava Castro | |
| established_title | Established | |
| established_date | ||
| unit_pref | ||
| area_land_km2 | 125 | |
| area_water_percent | ||
| elevation_footnotes | tags-- | |
| elevation_m | 50 | |
| elevation_ft | ||
| population_as_of | ||
| population_footnotes | ||
| elevation_max_point | Alto do Galleiro | |
| elevation_max_m | 743 | |
| population_total | ||
| population_rank | 20th in Galicia | |
| 7th in Pontevedra | ||
| population_demonym | ponteareán (m), ponteareá (f) | |
| ponteareano (m), ponteareana (f) | ||
| <!-- General information ---------------> | timezone1 | CET (GMT +1) |
| timezone1_DST | CEST (GMT +2) | |
| mapframe-zoom | 10 | |
| coordinates | ||
| postal_code_type | Postal code | |
| postal_code | 36860-36895 | |
| area_code | +34 986 66 | |
| website | ||
| blank_name | INE code | |
| blank_info | 36042 | |
| founder | Diego Sarmiento de Sotomayor |
| mapframe-wikidata = yes | mapframe-point = none 7th in Pontevedra ponteareano (m), ponteareana (f) | mapframe-zoom = 10
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.
| Local election results in Ponteareas | Party | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | **2023** | |||
| People's Party (PP) | 6 | 9 | 7 | |
| Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
| Alternativa Ciudadana de Ponteareas (ACIP) | - | 4 | 3 | |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE-PSdeG) | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| Independientes Ponteareas (IP) | ||||
| Ponteareas en Común (PEC) | ||||
| A Riada do Tea (ARDT) | - | - | 1 | |
| United Left (EU-SON) | - | - | 1 | |
| Condado-Paradanta Union (UCPA) | 5 | - | - |
Administrative subdivisions
The municipality of Ponteareas comprises 24 parroquias, local administrative units historically derived from ecclesiastical parishes*.*
| Parishes of Ponteareas | Place name | Population | Land area in km2 | Pop. density per km2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angoares | 504 | ||
| 2 | Arcos | 524 | ||
| 3 | Areas | 1,016 | ||
| 4 | Arnoso | 255 | ||
| 5 | Bugarín | 529 | ||
| 6 | Celeiros | 227 | ||
| 7 | Cristiñade | 486 | ||
| 8 | Cumiar | 116 | ||
| 9 | Fontenla | 296 | ||
| 10 | Fozara | 323 | ||
| 11 | Guillade | 451 | ||
| 12 | Guláns | 714 | ||
| 13 | Moreira | 702 | ||
| 14 | Nogueira | 190 | ||
| 15 | Santiago de Oliveira | 310 | ||
| 16 | San Mateo de Oliveira | 573 | ||
| 17 | San Lourenzo de Oliveira | 131 | ||
| 18 | Padróns | 580 | ||
| 19 | Paredes | 47 | ||
| 20 | Pías | 456 | ||
| 21 | Ponteareas | 12,528 | ||
| 22 | Prado | 231 | ||
| 23 | Ribadetea | 862 | ||
| 24 | Xinzo | 1,157 |
Culture
Festivities
;Corpus Christi
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
- Día da Picaraña (1 May)
- Virgin of os Remedios on (6 September)
- Saint Michael the Archangel (29 September)
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
- Gabino Bugallal, politician (1861–1932)
- Reveriano Soutullo, composer of Zarzuelas (1884–1932)
- Manuel Domínguez Benavides, writer (1895–1947)
- Fermín Bouza Brey, writer (1901–1973)
- Delio Rodríguez, cyclist (1916–1994)
- Emilio Rodríguez, cyclist (1923–1984)
- Rogelio Groba, composer (1930)
- Silverio Rivas, sculptor (1942)
- Abel Caballero, politician (1946)
- Álvaro Pino, cyclist (1956)
- Juan Carlos Taboas, cyclist (1972)
- Gonzalo Caballero Míguez, politician (1975)
References
References
- Supported by [[Podemos (Spanish political party). Podemos]] and [[Anova-Nationalist Brotherhood]].
- "Nomenclátor: Población del Padrón Continuo por Unidad Poblacional". [[Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain).
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