The
Comunidade Intermunicipal do Médio Tejo (;
English: ''Middle
Tagus
The Tagus ( ; ; ) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. The river rises in the Montes Universales between Cuenca and Teruel, in mid-eastern Spain, flows , generally westward, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean in Lisbon.
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'') is an administrative division in
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...
. It was created in December 2008, replacing the former ''Comunidade Urbana do Médio Tejo'' created in 2004.
It takes its name from the river
Tagus
The Tagus ( ; ; ) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. The river rises in the Montes Universales between Cuenca and Teruel, in mid-eastern Spain, flows , generally westward, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean in Lisbon.
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. Médio Tejo is also a
NUTS 3 subregion of
Oeste e Vale do Tejo,
the NUTS 3 subregion has covered the same area as the intermunicipal community.
The seat of the intermunicipal community is
Tomar
Tomar (), also known in English as Thomar (the ancient name of Tomar), is a Portugal, Portuguese city and a municipality in the historical Ribatejo Portuguese Provinces of Portugal, province, and in Santarém District, Santarém district. The to ...
. 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 11 municipalities:
Gallery
Centro Geodésico de Portugal.jpg, Geodesic Center of Portugal
Santuario de Fátima. Portugal (cropped).jpg, Sanctuary of Fátima
The Sanctuary of Fátima (), or Shrine of Fátima, also known as Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fátima (), is a group of Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church religious buildings and structures located in Cova da Iria, in the Freguesia, civil parish an ...
Castelo de Almourol (36705189581).jpg, Castle of Almourol
The Castle of Almourol is a medieval castle atop the islet of Almourol in the middle of the Tagus River, located in the civil parish of Praia do Ribatejo, from the municipal seat of Vila Nova da Barquinha, in Portugal's Oeste e Vale do Tejo re ...
Convento de Cristo - Tomar - Portugal (33008466760).jpg, Convent of Christ
Barragem de Castelo de Bode - Portugal (14198783948).jpg, Castelo de Bode Dam Castelo may refer to:
Places Brazil
* Castelo, Espírito Santo, a municipality in the State of Espírito Santo
* Castelo (Rio de Janeiro), a neighbourhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro
Portugal
* Castelo (Lisbon), a civil parish in the municipalit ...
and 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
References
External links
CIM Médio Tejo Official Website
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Intermunicipal communities of Portugal
Oeste e Vale do Tejo