Ponteareas

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.

• Name — Ponteareas • Other Name — Puenteareas • Settlement Type — Municipality • Nicknames — Vila do Corpus, Vila do Tea • 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 • Area Land Km2 — 125 • Elevation M — 50 • Elevation Max Point — Alto do Galleiro • Elevation Max M — 743 • Population Rank — 20th in Galicia 7th in Pontevedra • Population Demonym — ponteareán (m), ponteareá (f) ponteareano (m), ponteareana (f) • Timezone1 — CET (GMT +1) • Timezone1 Dst — CEST (GMT +2) • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 36860-36895 • Area Code — +34 986 66 • Website — http: www.ponteareas.gal • Blank Name — INE code • Blank Info — 36042 • Founder — Diego Sarmiento de Sotomayor

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 — - — -

The municipality of Ponteareas comprises 24 parroquias, local administrative units historically derived from ecclesiastical parishes. • Parishes of Ponteareas • Place name — Population — Land area in km 2 — Pop. density per km 2 • 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

• Corpus Christi • Illustration — 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 • Día da Picaraña (1 May) • Virgin of os Remedios on (6 September) • Saint Michael the Archangel (29 September)

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

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

• 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)

• Concello de Ponteareas • Official Twitter account of the government of Ponteareas