The
Comunidade Intermunicipal da Região de Coimbra (;
English: ''Coimbra Region'') 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 subregion of
Centro Region
The Central Region (, ) or Central Portugal is one of the statistical regions of Portugal. The cities with major administrative status inside this region are Coimbra, Aveiro, Viseu, Leiria, Castelo Branco and Guarda. It is one of the seven Regi ...
, 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 ), officially the City of Coimbra (), is a city and a concelho, municipality in Portugal. The population of the municipality at the 2021 census was 140,796, in an area of .
The fourth-largest agglomerated urban area in Po ...
. 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 (, 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
Coimbra (, also , , or ), of ...
, 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