Nisa, Portugal
Nisa, officially the Notable Town of Nisa, is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,450, in an area of 575.68 km2.
The present Mayor is Maria Idalina Alves Trindade. 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.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 7 civil parishes :- Alpalhão
- Arez e Amieira do Tejo
- Espírito Santo, Nossa Senhora da Graça e São Simão
- Montalvão
- Santana
- São Matias
- Tolosa
Notable people
- Álvaro Semedo a Portuguese Jesuit priest and missionary in China.