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Alentejo Central

Coordinates: 38°34′N 7°54′W / 38.567°N 7.900°W / 38.567; -7.900
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Alentejo Central
Intermunicipal community
Coordinates: 38°34′N 7°54′W / 38.567°N 7.900°W / 38.567; -7.900
Country Portugal
RegionAlentejo
Established2009
SeatÉvora
Municipalities14
Area
 • Total7,393.46 km2 (2,854.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total166,726
 • Density23/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitewww.cimac.pt

The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alentejo Central (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐlẽˈtɛʒu sẽˈtɾal]; English: Central Alentejo) 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. Since January 2015, the NUTS 3 subregion covers the same area as the intermunicipal community.[4]

Municipalities

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The CIM Alentejo Central is composed of 14 municipalities:[5]

Municipality Population (2011)[2] Area (km2)[3]
Alandroal 5,843 542.68
Arraiolos 7,363 683.75
Borba 7,333 145.19
Estremoz 14,318 513.80
Évora 56,596 1307.08
Montemor-o-Novo 17,437 1232.97
Mora 4,978 443.95
Mourão 2,663 278.63
Portel 6,428 601.01
Redondo 7,031 369.51
Reguengos de Monsaraz 10,828 464.00
Vendas Novas 11,846 222.39
Viana do Alentejo 5,743 393.67
Vila Viçosa 8,319 194.86
Total 166,726 7,393.46

References

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  1. ^ CIM Alentejo Central Archived 2010-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  3. ^ a b "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  4. ^ Adequação dos indicadores à nova organização territorial NUTS III / Entidades Intermunicipais, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 18 March 2015
  5. ^ "Law nr. 75/2013" (PDF). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Assembly of the Republic (Portugal). Retrieved 18 August 2014.
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