The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Médio Tejo (;

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: ''Middle

Tagus The Tagus ( ; es, Tajo ; pt, Tejo ; see below) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. The river rises in the Montes Universales near Teruel, in mid-eastern Spain, flows , generally west with two main south-westward sections, to e ...

'') is an administrative division in

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

. It was created in December 2008, replacing the former ''Comunidade Urbana do Médio Tejo'' created in 2004. It takes its name from the river

. Médio Tejo is also a NUTS 3 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, ...

: since January 2015, the NUTS 3 subregion has covered the same area as the intermunicipal community. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
Adequação dos indicadores à nova organização territorial NUTS III / Entidades Intermunicipais
18 March 2015 The seat of the intermunicipal community is

Tomar Tomar (), also known in English as Thomar (the ancient name of Tomar), is a city and a municipality in the Santarém district of Portugal. The town proper has a population of about 20,000. The municipality population in 2011 was 40,677, in an a ...

. Médio Tejo comprises parts of the former districts of Santarém and Castelo Branco. The population in 2011 was 247,331,Instituto Nacional de Estatística
/ref> in an area of .

Municipalities

The CIM Médio Tejo is composed of 13 municipalities:

Gallery

Centro Geodésico de Portugal.jpg, Geodesic Center of Portugal Santuario de Fátima. Portugal (cropped).jpg,

Sanctuary of Fátima The Sanctuary of Fátima ( pt, Santuário de Fátima), officially titled Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fátima (''Santuário de Nossa Senhora do Rosário de Fátima''), is a Marian shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima located in Fáti ...

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Zêzere River The Zêzere () is a river in Portugal, tributary to the Tagus. It rises in the Serra da Estrela, near the '' Torre'', the highest point of continental Portugal. The Zêzere runs through the town Manteigas, runs through Belmonte, passes south of ...

Castelo de Torres Novas.jpg,

Castle of Torres Novas The Castle of Torres Novas ( pt, Castelo de Torres Novas) is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Torres Novas (São Pedro), Lapas e Ribeira Branca, municipality of Torres Novas, Portuguese district of Santarém. It is classified as a Na ...

References

External links

CIM Médio Tejo Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Medio Tejo Intermunicipal communities of Portugal Centro Region, Portugal