Fronteira, Portugal

Fronteira () is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,410, in an area of 248.60 km².

The present Mayor is Rogério David Sádio da Silva, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is April 6.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes (freguesias):

• Cabeço de Vide
• Fronteira
• São Saturnino

Notable people

• Manuel Cardoso (1566–1650) a Portuguese composer and organist.
• Bartolomeo Riberi (1640–1702) a Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Nicotera, 1691–1702

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