Região de Leiria
Appearance
Região de Leiria | |
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Coordinates: 39°49′N 8°44′W / 39.81°N 8.74°W | |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Centro |
Established | 2014 |
Seat | Leiria |
Municipalities | 10 |
Area | |
• Total | 2,449.12 km2 (945.61 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 294,632 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Website | www |
The Comunidade Intermunicipal da Região de Leiria (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁɨʒiˈɐ̃w dɨ lɐjˈɾi.ɐ]; English: Leiria Region) is an administrative division in western Portugal. It was created in 2014, replacing the former Associação de Municípios da Região de Leiria created in 2009.[1] Since January 2015, Região de Leiria is also a NUTS3 subregion of Centro Region, that covers the same area as the intermunicipal community.[2] The seat of the intermunicipal community is Leiria. Região de Leiria comprises a large part of the former district of Leiria. The population in 2011 was 294,632,[3] in an area of 2,449.12 km².[4]
Municipalities
[edit]The intermunicipal community of Região de Leiria consists of 10 municipalities:[5]
Municipality | Population (2011)[3] | Area (km2)[4] |
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Alvaiázere | 7,287 | 160.48 |
Ansião | 13,128 | 176.09 |
Batalha | 15,805 | 103.42 |
Castanheira de Pera | 3,191 | 66.77 |
Figueiró dos Vinhos | 6,169 | 173.44 |
Leiria | 126,897 | 565.09 |
Marinha Grande | 38,681 | 187.25 |
Pedrógão Grande | 3,915 | 128.75 |
Pombal | 55,217 | 626.00 |
Porto de Mós | 24,342 | 261.83 |
Total | 294,632 | 2,449.12 |
References
[edit]- ^ CIM Região de Leiria
- ^ Adequação dos indicadores à nova organização territorial NUTS III / Entidades Intermunicipais, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 18 March 2015
- ^ a b Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ a b Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
- ^ "Law nr. 75/2013" (pdf). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Assembly of the Republic (Portugal). Retrieved 18 August 2014.
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