Alentejo Central

Map showing the location of the Alentejo Central intermunicipal community (in red)
Map showing the location of the Alentejo Central subregion

The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alentejo Central is an administrative division in Portugal. It was created in 2009.[1] The seat of the intermunicipal community is Évora, the main city. Other cities are Estremoz, Montemor-o-Novo, Vendas Novas and Reguengos de Monsaraz. Alentejo Central is coterminous with the former Évora District. The population in 2011 was 166,726,[2] in an area of 7,393.46 km².[3]

Alentejo Central is also a NUTS3 subregion of Alentejo Region, in Portugal. The subregion Alentejo Central covers the same area as the intermunicipal community, but including the municipality Sousel (Alto Alentejo intermunicipal community), and excluding the municipality Mora. As of 2011, the subregion had a population of 166,822[2] and a total area of 7,229 km².[3]

Municipalities

The CIM Alentejo Central is composed of 14 municipalities:[4]

Municipality Population (2011)[2] Area (km²)[3]
Alandroal5,843 542.68
Arraiolos7,363 683.75
Borba7,333 145.19
Estremoz14,318 513.80
Évora56,596 1307.08
Montemor-o-Novo17,437 1232.97
Mora4,978 443.95
Mourão2,663 278.63
Portel6,428 601.01
Redondo7,031 369.51
Reguengos de Monsaraz10,828 464.00
Vendas Novas11,846 222.39
Viana do Alentejo5,743 393.67
Vila Viçosa8,319 194.86
Total166,7267,393.46

References

  1. ↑ CIM Alentejo Central
  2. 1 2 3 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  3. 1 2 3 Direção-Geral do Território
  4. ↑ "Law nr. 75/2013" (pdf). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Assembly of the Republic (Portugal). Retrieved 18 August 2014.

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Alentejo Central.

Coordinates: 38°34′N 7°54′W / 38.567°N 7.900°W / 38.567; -7.900

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