Região de Coimbra explained

Type:CIM
Região de Coimbra
Region:Centro
Seat:Coimbra
Area Total Km2:4,335.57
Population Total:460,139
Population As Of:2011
Established Date:2013
Municipalities:19

The Comunidade Intermunicipal da Região de Coimbra (pronounced as /pt/; English: Coimbra Region) is an administrative division in Portugal. It was created in October 2013,[1] replacing the previously existing Greater Metropolitan Area of Coimbra. Since January 2015, Região de Coimbra is also a NUTS3 subregion of Centro Region, that covers the same area as the intermunicipal community.[2] The main city and seat of the intermunicipal community is Coimbra. The population in 2011 was 460,139,[3] in an area of 4,335.57 km².[4]

Municipalities

The intermunicipal community of Região de Coimbra consists of 19 municipalities:[5]

Municipality Population (2011)Area (km²)
Arganil12,145332.84
Cantanhede36,595390.88
Coimbra143,396319.40
Condeixa-a-Nova17,078138.67
Figueira da Foz62,125379.05
Góis4,260263.30
Lousã17,604138.40
Mealhada20,428110.66
Mira12,465124.03
Miranda do Corvo13,098126.38
Montemor-o-Velho26,171228.96
Mortágua9,607251.18
Oliveira do Hospital20,855234.52
Pampilhosa da Serra4,481396.46
Penacova15,251216.73
Penela5,983134.80
Soure19,245265.06
Tábua12,071199.79
Vila Nova de Poiares7,28184.45
Total460,1394,335.57
The territory of the Região de Coimbra equals that of the former Coimbra District, enlarged with the municipalities Mealhada (Aveiro district) and Mortágua (Viseu district).

Cities within Coimbra Region

The main cities are Cantanhede, Coimbra (chief city), Figueira da Foz, Mealhada, Oliveira do Hospital. The principal harbour is in Figueira da Foz.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://cim-regiaodecoimbra.pt/quem-somos/ Região de Coimbra
  2. https://www.ine.pt/ngt_server/attachfileu.jsp?look_parentBoui=227154766&att_display=n&att_download=y Adequação dos indicadores à nova organização territorial NUTS III / Entidades Intermunicipais
  3. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  4. http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2018__em_vigor_/ Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
  5. Web site: Law nr. 75/2013. 14 August 2014. Diário da República. Assembly of the Republic (Portugal). pt. pdf.