Nisa, officially the Notable Town of Nisa, is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,450,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of 575.68 km2.
The present Mayor is José Dinis Samarra Serra (PS - Partido Socialista). The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.
In addition, it lends its name to Queijo de Nisa, a Portuguese sheep cheese with a protected designation of origin (PDO).
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.
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Town Hall official website Photos from Nisa