The intermunicipal community ( pt, comunidade intermunicipal) is a type of

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. Since the 2013 local government reform, there are 21 intermunicipal communities. They replaced the urban communities, the intermunicipal communities for general purposes and some

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that were created in 2003,Fernanda Paula Oliveira (2009), and abolished in 2008. The territories of the intermunicipal communities are the basis of the

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statistical regions. The branches of administration of the intermunicipal community are the intermunicipal assembly, the intermunicipal council, the intermunicipal executive secretariat and the strategic board for intermunicipal development. The intermunicipal assembly is composed of elected members of the municipal assemblies of the municipalities. The intermunicipal council is composed of the presidents of the municipal chambers of the municipalities.

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The intermunicipal communities are: *

Alentejo Central The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alentejo Central () is an administrative division in Portugal. It was created in 2009. The seat of the intermunicipal community is Évora, the main city. Other cities are Estremoz, Montemor-o-Novo, Vendas Novas a ...

Alentejo Litoral The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alentejo Litoral () is an administrative division in Portugal. It was created in May 2009. It is also a NUTS3 subregion of the Alentejo Region.Algarve The Algarve (, , ; from ) is the southernmost NUTS II region of continental Portugal. It has an area of with 467,495 permanent inhabitants and incorporates 16 municipalities ( ''concelhos'' or ''municípios'' in Portuguese). The region has it ...

* Alto Alentejo *

Alto Minho The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alto Minho () is an administrative division in northern Portugal. It is situated between the Minho River and Lima River. It was created in October 2008. Since January 2015, Alto Minho is also a NUTS3 subregion of ...

Alto Tâmega The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alto Tâmega () is an administrative division in northern Portugal. It was created in 2014. Since January 2015, Alto Tâmega is also a NUTS3 Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics or NUTS (french: N ...

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* Baixo Alentejo * Beira Baixa *

Beiras e Serra da Estrela The Comunidade Intermunicipal das Beiras e Serra da Estrela () is an administrative division in eastern Portugal. It was created in 2013. Since January 2015, Beiras e Serra da Estrela is also a NUTS3 subregion of Centro Region The Central Region ...

* Cávado *

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* Lezíria do Tejo *

Médio Tejo The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Médio Tejo (; English: ''Middle Tagus'') is an administrative division in Portugal. It was created in December 2008, replacing the former ''Comunidade Urbana do Médio Tejo'' created in 2004. It takes its name fro ...

* Oeste * Região de Aveiro *

Região de Coimbra The Comunidade Intermunicipal da Região de Coimbra () is an administrative division in Portugal. It was created in October 2013, replacing the previously existing ''Greater Metropolitan Area of Coimbra''. Since January 2015, Região de Coimbra is ...

* Região de Leiria * Tâmega e Sousa *

Terras de Trás-os-Montes The Comunidade Intermunicipal das Terras de Trás-os-Montes (; English: ''Lands of Trás-os-Montes'') is an administrative division in northeastern Portugal. Since January 2015, Terras de Trás-os-Montes is also a NUTS3 Nomenclature of Territ ...

* Viseu Dão Lafões

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