Ponte de Sor

Ponte de Sor (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpõtɨ ðɨ ˈsoɾ] ⓘ) is a city and municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal.

[2] The present Mayor is Hugo Hilário, elected by the Socialist Party.

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