Ponte de Sor
Municipality in Alentejo, Portugal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ponte de Sor (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpõtɨ ðɨ ˈsoɾ] ) is a city and municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,722,[1] in an area of 839.71 km2.[2]
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| Coordinates: 39°15′N 8°01′W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Alentejo |
| Intermunic. comm. | Alto Alentejo |
| District | Portalegre |
| Parishes | 5 |
| Government | |
| • President | Hugo Hilário (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 839.71 km2 (324.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 16,722 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Local holiday | Easter Monday date varies |
| Website | www |
The present Mayor is Hugo Hilário, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.
The economy of the municipality is based in agriculture, services and light industries ranging from food to aviation like the British-based company L3 Commercial Training Solutions (L3CTS). However, the main industry is the cork industry; Ponte de Sor is one of the main producing areas of raw and transformed cork worldwide.
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Vitória Pais Freire de Andrade (1883–1930) an active Portuguese feminist who also campaigned against bullfighting in Portugal.
- José Luís Peixoto (born 1974) a Portuguese author, poet and playwright.
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