Beira Baixa (intermunicipal community)

Beira Baixa
Intermunicipal community
Coordinates: 39°49′N 7°30′W / 39.82°N 7.50°W / 39.82; -7.50
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Established2013
SeatCastelo Branco
Municipalities6
Area
 • Total
4,614.64 km2 (1,781.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
89,063
 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitewww.cimbb.pt

The Comunidade Intermunicipal da Beira Baixa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɐjɾɐ ˈbajʃɐ]) is an administrative division in eastern Portugal. It was created in October 2013 out of the former Comunidade Intermunicipal da Beira Interior Sul, created in March 2009.[1] Since January 2015, Beira Baixa is also a NUTS3 subregion of Centro Region, that covers the same area as the intermunicipal community.[2] The seat of the intermunicipal community is Castelo Branco. Beira Baixa comprises a large part of the Castelo Branco District. The population in 2011 was 89,063,[3] in an area of 4,614.64 km².[4]

Municipalities

The intermunicipal community of Beira Baixa consists of 8 municipalities:[5]

Municipality Population (2011)[3] Area (km²)[4]
Castelo Branco 56,109 1438.19
Idanha-a-Nova 9,716 1416.34
Oleiros 5,721 471.09
Penamacor 5,682 563.71
Proença-a-Nova 8,314 395.40
Sertã
Vila de Rei
Vila Velha de Ródão 3,521 329.91
Total 89,063 4,614.64

References

  1. ^ CIM Beira Baixa
  2. ^ Adequação dos indicadores à nova organização territorial NUTS III / Entidades Intermunicipais, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 18 March 2015
  3. ^ a b Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  4. ^ a b "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  5. ^ "Law nr. 75/2013" (pdf). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Assembly of the Republic (Portugal). Retrieved 19 August 2014.
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