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Leiria

Also known as Leiria Municipality

Leiria () is a city and municipality in the Central Region of Portugal. It is the 2nd largest city in that same region, after Coimbra, with a municipality population of 128,640 (as of 2021) in an area of . It is the seat of its own district and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leiria-Fátima. The city is part of the historical province of Beira Litoral.

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Leiria is a city in central Portugal that serves as an important regional administrative and religious center, being the second-largest city in its region after Coimbra. It functions as the seat of its own district and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leiria-Fátima, with a population of about 128,640 people as of 2021.

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Key facts

Portuguese subdivision.type: municipality
Portuguese subdivision.official_name: Leiria
Portuguese subdivision.image_flag: Flag of Leiria.png
Portuguese subdivision.flag_border: no
Portuguese subdivision.image_shield: Arms of Leiria.svg
Portuguese subdivision.image_caption: Panoramic, afternoon in the city, Castelo de Leiria, Leiria Cathedral, view from the Castle
Portuguese subdivision.mapframe: yes
Portuguese subdivision.mapframe zoom: 8
Portuguese subdivision.mapframe point: none
Portuguese subdivision.region: Centro
Portuguese subdivision.CIM: Região de Leiria
Portuguese subdivision.district: Leiria
Portuguese subdivision.leader_party: PS
Portuguese subdivision.leader_name: Gonçalo Lopes
Portuguese subdivision.area_total_km2: 565.09
Portuguese subdivision.population_total: 128640
Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of: 2021
Portuguese subdivision.parishes: 18