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Also known as Centro, Região do Centro, Central Portugal

NUTS II designated region of Portugal

Key facts

Country
Portugal
Region
Central
Provinces
Beiras
Capital
Coimbra
Total
28,462 km (10,989 sq mi)
Density
81.759/km (211.75/sq mi)
Per capita
€23,236 (2024)
Time zone
UTC+0 ( WET )
Summer dst
UTC+1 ( WEST )
Hdi 2021
0.857 , very high · 2nd
Nuts
PT16
Website
www.centerofportugal.com

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Wikidata facts

Country
Portugal
Shares border with
Alentejo region
Image
Foto3 SGiao Small.jpg
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Commons category
Centro (Portugal)
located in/on physical feature
continental Portugal
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Encyclopedic overview

The Central Region (Portuguese: Região do Centro, IPA: [ʁɨʒiˈɐ̃w du ˈsẽtɾu]), also known as Central Portugal (Portugal Central), is one of the statistical regions of Portugal. The cities with major administrative status inside this region are Coimbra, Aveiro, Viseu, Leiria, Castelo Branco and Guarda. It is one of the seven Regions of Portugal (NUTS II subdivisions). It is also one of the regions of Europe, as given by the European Union for statistical and geographical purposes. Its area totals 28,462 km (10,989 sq mi). As of 2011, its population totalled 2,327,026 inhabitants, with a population density of 82 inhabitants per square kilometre.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Centro region” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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