Ponte de Sor explained

Type:municipality
Official Name:Ponte de Sor
Flag Border:no
Coordinates:39.25°N -9°W
Region:Alentejo
Cim:Alto Alentejo
District:Portalegre
Parishes:5
Leader Party:PS
Leader Name:Hugo Hilário
Area Total Km2:839.71
Population Total:16,722
Population As Of:2011
Holiday:Easter Monday
date varies

Ponte de Sor (pronounced as /pt-PT/) 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]

The present Mayor is Hugo Hilário, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.

Economy

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.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  2. Web site: Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país . 2018-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ . 2018-11-05 . dead .
  3. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 98. 29 July 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. Portuguese. pdf.