Pinhal Litoral

Map showing the location of the Pinhal Litoral subregion

Pinhal Litoral (Portuguese pronunciation: [piˈɲal lituˈɾal]) is a former NUTS3 subregion of Portugal integrating the Centro Region. It was abolished at the January 2015 NUTS 3 revision. It covered an area of 1,741 km², a population of 261,665 (as of 2005) and a density of 150 inhabitants/km². It has a diversified economic activity, mainly glass, plastics, wood and agriculture.

Cities and towns

The main city is Leiria (pop.50,176 ;{63,000 in urban area}. Other cities are Marinha Grande (29,000) and Pombal (18,000).

Municipalities

It covers 5 municipalities:

• Batalha [town]
• Leiria [city;area seat of Pinhal Litoral, capital of Leiria District, Leiria urban community and Leiria/Fátima Diocese
• Marinha Grande [city]
• Pombal [city]
• Porto de Mós [town]