Oeste Subregion
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Oeste, (Portuguese for "West") is a NUTS 3 sub-region (Portuguese: sub-região) of the NUTS 2 Centro Region of Portugal. The sub-region is coterminous with the Comunidade Intermunicipal do Oeste (West Intermunicipal Community) of the same name.[1] The sub-region has an area of 2,214.8 km² (2003 updated statistics) and a population of 353,050 (2005 statistics).
[edit] Municipalities
The twelve municipalities of the sub-region and the intermunicipal community are:
- Alcobaça
- Alenquer
- Arruda dos Vinhos
- Bombarral
- Cadaval
- Caldas da Rainha
- Lourinhã
- Nazaré
- Óbidos
- Peniche
- Sobral de Monte Agraço
- Torres Vedras
As of 2003, the twelve municipalities contain a total of 121 parishes. The largest cities are Caldas da Rainha (30,000), Torres Vedras (25,000) and Peniche (16,000). It is a region famous for its fruits and vegetables production, namely the famous pêra rocha variety.
[edit] References
- ^ "Associação de Municípios do Oeste transforma-se em Comunidade Intermunicipal". Associação de Municípios do Oeste. http://www.amo.oestedigital.pt/News/newsdetail.aspx?news=05d50aaf-bae8-4e6e-ae9d-684d97a2cc42. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
[edit] External links
- Comunidade Intermunicipal do Oeste
- Jornal Oeste Online — online newspaper
- Oeste Diário — regional portal
- OESTE.TV // Vídeo — online "television" channel
- Portal Oeste Digital — portal operated by Associação de Municípios do Oeste
- Região de Turismo do Oeste — regional tourism authority
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