Nisa, Portugal

Nisa is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,450, in an area of 575.68 km2.

The present Mayor is Maria Idalina Alves Trindade (PS - Partido Socialista). The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.

In addition, it lends its name to one of the most famous Portuguese sheep cheeses (Certificate of Protected Origin or D.O.P.).

Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes (freguesias):
 * Alpalhão
 * Arez e Amieira do Tejo
 * Espírito Santo, Nossa Senhora da Graça e São Simão
 * Montalvão
 * Santana
 * São Matias
 * Tolosa

Notable people

 * Álvaro Semedo (ca.1585 - 1658) a Portuguese Jesuit priest and missionary in China.