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Ponte da Barca (; ) is a municipality in the district of
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Municipality official website
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Peace
Municipalities of Viana do Castelo District {{VianadoCastelo-geo-stub
Viana do Castelo
Viana do Castelo () is a concelho, municipality and seat of the district of Viana do Castelo District, Viana do Castelo in the Norte Region, Portugal, Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2021 was 85,778, in an area of . The urbanized are ...
in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 12,061,Instituto Nacional de Estatística/ref> in an area of 182.11 km2. The present Mayor is Augusto Manuel Dos Reis Marinho, elected by the PSD. The municipal holiday is August 24.
Climate
Ponte da Barca has aMediterranean climate
A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...
with oceanic
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*Of or relating to the ocean
*Of or relating to Oceania
**Oceanic climate
**Oceanic languages
**Oceanic person or people, also called "Pacific Islander(s)"
Places
* Oceanic, British Columbia, a settlement on Smith Island, ...
/humid subtropical
A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between la ...
influences. It has warm to hot summers and mild, very wet winters.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 17 civil parishes ('' freguesias''): * 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)
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
External links
Municipality official website
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Peace
Municipalities of Viana do Castelo District {{VianadoCastelo-geo-stub