Portel, Portugal

Portel is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 6,428, in an area of 601.01 km2.

The present Mayor is Norberto António Lopes Patinho, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.

Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (freguesias):
 * Amieira e Alqueva
 * Monte do Trigo
 * Portel
 * Santana
 * São Bartolomeu do Outeiro e Oriola
 * Vera Cruz

Notable people

 * Luís Zambujo (born 1986) a Portuguese former professional footballer with 311 club caps