Ponte de Sor

Ponte de Sor is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,722, in an area of 839.71 km².The present Mayor is Hugo Hilário, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday.EconomyThe economy of the municipality is based in agriculture, services and light industries ranging from food to aviation like the Portuguese-based company G Air Group. However, the main industry is the cork industry, being Ponte de Sor one of the main producing areas of raw and transformed cork worldwide.ParishesAdministratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes : Foros de Arrão Galveias Longomel Montargil Ponte de Sor, Tramaga e Vale de Açor