Ponteareas

Ponteareas
Town and municipality
Town hall.
Flag Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  Vila do Corpus, Vila do Tea
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Coordinates: 42°10′00″N 8°30′00″W / 42.166667°N 8.5°W / 42.166667; -8.5
Country	Spain
Region	Galicia
Province	Pontevedra
Comarca	O Condado
Established	1483
Founded by	Diego Sarmiento de Sotomayor
Parishes	Angoares, Arcos, Areas, Arnoso, Bugarín, Celeiros, Critiñade, Cumiar, Fontenla, Fozara, Guillade, Guláns, Moreira, Nogueira, Santiago de Oliveira, San Mateo de Oliveira, San Lourenzo de Oliveira, Padróns, Paredes, Pías, Ponteareas, Prado, Ribadetea, Xinzo
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Body	Concello de Ponteareas
• Mayor	Nava Castro (PP)
Area
• Land	125 km2 (48 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	22,854
Demonym(s)	ponteareán (m), ponteareá (f) ponteareano (m), ponteareana (f)
Time zone	CET (GMT +1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (GMT +2)
Postal code	36860-36895
Area code	+34 986 66
Patron saint	Saint Michael the Archangel
Website	http://www.ponteareas.es

Ponteareas is a town and municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of O Condado.

It is located on the Vigo-Benavente highway and on the river Tea, a right-hand tributary of the Miño. 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.