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Coimbra (intermunicipal community)

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Coimbra
Intermunicipal community
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Location of Coimbra
Coordinates: 40°13′N 8°25′W / 40.21°N 8.42°W / 40.21; -8.42
Country Portugal
RegionCentral Portugal
Established2013
SeatCoimbra
Municipalities19
Area
 • Total
4,335.57 km2 (1,673.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
460,139
 • Density106.131/km2 (274.878/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitewww.cim-regiaodecoimbra.pt

Coimbra (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁɨʒiˈɐ̃w dɨ kuˈĩbɾɐ]) is an intermunicipal community of Portugal. It was created in October 2013,[1] replacing the previously existing Greater Metropolitan Area of Coimbra. Since 2015, it 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

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

MunicipalityPopulation (2011)[3]Area (km²)[4]
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).

References

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  1. ↑ Região de Coimbra
  2. ↑ Adequação dos indicadores à nova organização territorial NUTS III / Entidades Intermunicipais, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 18 March 2015
  3. 1 2 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  4. 1 2 "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2019-09-07. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  5. ↑ "Law nr. 75/2013" (pdf). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Assembly of the Republic (Portugal). Retrieved 14 August 2014.

Cities within Coimbra Region

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

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