Municipality in Norte, Portugal
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
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