Beiras e Serra da Estrela

The Comunidade Intermunicipal das Beiras e Serra da Estrela is an administrative division in eastern Portugal. It was created in 2013. The seat of the intermunicipal community is Guarda.[1] Beiras e Serra da Estrela comprises parts of the former districts of Guarda and Castelo Branco. The population in 2011 was 236,023,[2] in an area of 6,304.95 km².[3]

Municipalities

The intermunicipal community of Beiras e Serra da Estrela {CIM} consists of 15 municipalities:[4]

MunicipalityPopulation (2011)[2]Area (km²)[3]NUTS III region
Almeida7,242517.98Beira Interior Norte
Celorico da Beira7,693247.22Beira Interior Norte
Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo6,260508.57Beira Interior Norte
Guarda42,541712.10Beira Interior Norte
Manteigas3,430121.98Beira Interior Norte
Mêda5,202286.05Beira Interior Norte
Pinhel9,627484.52Beira Interior Norte
Sabugal12,544822.70Beira Interior Norte
Trancoso9,878361.52Beira Interior Norte
Belmonte6,859118.76Cova da Beira
Covilhã51,797555.60Cova da Beira
Fundão29,213700.20Cova da Beira
Fornos de Algodres4,989131.45Serra da Estrela
Gouveia14,046300.61Serra da Estrela
Seia24,702435.69Serra da Estrela
Total236,0236,304.95

Cities

The following localities are cities (cidades):Covilha, Fundao, Gouveia, Guarda[seat capital of the CIM], Meda, Trancoso, Sabugal and Seia.

References

  1. ↑ Celorico News Archived August 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  3. 1 2 Direção-Geral do Território
  4. ↑ "Law nr. 75/2013" (pdf). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Assembly of the Republic (Portugal). Retrieved 19 August 2014.

Coordinates: 40°33′N 7°16′W / 40.55°N 7.26°W / 40.55; -7.26

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