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Ponte de Sor (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpõt(ɨ) ðɨ ˈsoɾ] (
listen)) is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,722,[1] in an area of 839.71 km2.[2]
Ponte de Sor | |
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Municipality | |
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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 | http://www.cm-pontedesor.pt |
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, being Ponte de Sor 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
- 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.
References
- Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 98" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 July 2014.
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[de] Ponte de Sor
Ponte de Sor (auch Ponte de Sôr) ist eine Stadt (Cidade) und ein Kreis (Concelho) in Portugal mit 16.722 Einwohnern (Stand 30. Juni 2011).[3]- [en] Ponte de Sor
[es] Ponte de Sor
Ponte de Sor (a veces escrito Ponte de Sôr) es una ciudad portuguesa del Distrito de Portalegre, región Alentejo y comunidad intermunicipal del Alto Alentejo, con cerca de 8800 habitantes. Antiguamente había pertenecido a la antigua provincia del Ribatejo (aunque la población de Ponte de Sor se considera, en su mayoría, alentejana).[ru] Понти-ди-Сор
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