The
Comunidade Intermunicipal da Beira Baixa () is an administrative division in eastern
Portugal
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. It was created in October 2013 out of the former ''Comunidade Intermunicipal da Beira Interior Sul'', created in March 2009. Since January 2015, Beira Baixa is also a
NUTS3
Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics or NUTS (french: Nomenclature des unités territoriales statistiques) is a geocode standard for referencing the subdivisions of countries for statistical purposes. The standard, adopted in 2003 ...
subregion of
Centro Region
The Central Region ( pt, Região do Centro, ) or Central Portugal is one of the statistical regions of Portugal. The cities with major administrative status inside this region are Coimbra, Aveiro, Viseu, Caldas da Rainha, Leiria, Castelo Branco, ...
, that covers the same area as the intermunicipal community.
Adequação dos indicadores à nova organização territorial NUTS III / Entidades Intermunicipais
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 18 March 2015 The seat of the intermunicipal community is Castelo Branco. Beira Baixa comprises a large part of the Castelo Branco District. The population in 2011 was 89,063,[Instituto Nacional de Estatística]
/ref> in an area of 4,614.64 km².
Municipalities
The intermunicipal community of Beira Baixa consists of 6 municipalities:
References
External links
Official website CIM Beira Baixa
{{Regions of Portugal
Intermunicipal communities of Portugal
Centro Region, Portugal