Ponte de Sor

Ponte de Sor
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
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 km^2 (324.21 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	16,722
• Density	20/km^2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	Easter Monday date varies
Website	www.cm-pontedesor.pt

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 km^2.[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]

• Foros de Arrão
• Galveias
• Longomel
• Montargil
• Ponte de Sor, Tramaga e Vale de Açor

Sport

Ponte de Sor is home to the football team Eléctrico, who play at the Estádio Municipal de Ponte de Sor.

Notable people

• 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.
• Laura Santana Maia (born 1937): first female judge in the Portuguese Supreme Court of Justice (2004-2007)

References

1. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
3. Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 98" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.

External links

• Town Hall official website