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 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, 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 main city and seat of the intermunicipal community is Coimbra
Coimbra (, also , , or ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population of the municipality at the 2011 census was 143,397, in an area of .
The fourth-largest urban area in Portugal after Lisbon, Porto, and Braga, it is the largest cit ...
. The population in 2011 was 460,139,[Instituto Nacional de Estatística]
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Municipalities
The intermunicipal community of Região de Coimbra consists of 19 municipalities:Coimbra District
Coimbra District ( pt, Distrito de Coimbra, or ) is located in the Centro Region, Portugal. The district capital is the city of Coimbra.
Municipalities
The district is composed by 17 municipalities:
* Arganil
* Cantanhede
* Coimbra
* Condeix ...
, enlarged with the municipalities Mealhada (Aveiro district) and Mortágua (Viseu district).
References
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
Official website Região de Coimbra
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Coimbra
Intermunicipal communities of Portugal
Centro Region, Portugal