Ponteareas

Local government The municipality of Ponteareas is administered by a mayor-council government, the Concello de Ponteareas, which meets at the Casa Consistorial in the Xardins da Xiralda. Following the local elections of 2023 the municipality is governed by a two-party coalition of the People's Party of Galicia and ACIP with Nava Castro as Mayor. Administrative subdivisions The municipality of Ponteareas comprises 24 parroquias, local administrative units historically derived from ecclesiastical parishes. ==Culture==

Festivities ;Corpus Christi The religious festival of Corpus Christi holds particular significance. Dating back to 1857, it is traditionally celebrated with a procession of the Holy Sacrament along streets adorned with intricate floral carpets. In recognition of its cultural and touristic value, the festival was declared of Tourist Interest in 1968, of National Tourist Interests in 1980, and of International Tourist Interest in 2009, placing it alongside other renowned Spanish celebrations such as the Fallas and La Tomatina. ;Local holidays • Día da Picaraña (1 May) • Virgin of os Remedios on (6 September) • Saint Michael the Archangel (29 September) Music The town has a conservatory named after Reveriano Soutullo (1884–1932), a composer of Zarzuelas. ==Domestic cooperation==

Ponteareas is twinned with the Spanish municipalities of Redondela, La Orotava and Monòver. ==Notable people==

• Gabino Bugallal, politician (1861–1932) • Reveriano Soutullo, composer of Zarzuelas (1884–1932) • Manuel Domínguez Benavides, writer (1895–1947) • Fermín Bouza Brey, writer (1901–1973) • Delio Rodríguez, cyclist (1916–1994) • Emilio Rodríguez, cyclist (1923–1984) • Rogelio Groba, composer (1930) • Silverio Rivas, sculptor (1942) • Abel Caballero, politician (1946) • Álvaro Pino, cyclist (1956) • Juan Carlos Taboas, cyclist (1972) • Gonzalo Caballero Míguez, politician (1975) == See also ==