Centro Region, Portugal

The Centro ( Central Region ) is a region of Portugal. It includes the districts of Coimbra and Castelo Branco entirely, to the majority of the districts of Aveiro, Viseu and Guarda, the northern part of the district of Lisbon, three-quarters of the district of Leiria and a circle in the district of Santarém.

Neighboring regions are Região Norte in the north, Região de Lisboa and Alentejo in the south. In the east the region borders Spain to the west lies the Atlantic Ocean.

The area covers 23,668 km ² with 26.51 % of the Portuguese mainland. The region has a population of 1,829,544 (as of 2010, 17.87 % of mainland Portugal).

The region is divided into 12 statistical regions:

  • Baixo Mondego
  • Baixo Vouga
  • Beira Interior Norte
  • Beira Interior Sul
  • Cova da Beira
  • Dão Lafões
  • Medio Tejo
  • Oeste
  • Pinhal Interior Norte
  • Pinhal Interior Sul
  • Pinhal Litoral
  • Serra da Estrela

The Centro has 100 municipalities ( 25.2% of all Portuguese municipalities).

Largest communities

( 2001 census )

Economy

Expressed in comparison with the EU GDP in purchasing power standards the Centro region reached an index of 61.3 (EU -25: 100 ) (2003 ). The unemployment rate in 2005 was 5.2%.

Swell

Alentejo | Algarve | Azores ( autonomous) | Lisbon | Central Region | Madeira ( autonomous) | Northern Region

Região Norte ( 8): Alto Trás -os- Montes | Ave | Cávado | Douro | Entre Douro e Vouga | Grande Porto | Minho | Tamego Centro (12 ): Baixo Mondego | Baixo Vouga | Beira Interior Norte | Beira Interior Sul | Cova da Beira | Dão Lafões | Medio Tejo | Oeste | Pinhal Interior Norte | Pinhal Interior Sul | Pinhal Litoral | Serra da Estrela Região de Lisboa (2): Grande Lisboa | Península de Setúbal Alentejo (5): Alentejo Central | Alentejo Litoral | Alto Alentejo | Alentejo Baixo | Lezíria do Tejo Algarve (1): Algarve

  • Portuguese region
  • Centro
  • NUTS 2 region
Coimbra District Castelo Branco District Aveiro District Viseu District Guarda District Lisbon District Leiria District Baixo Mondego Subregion Baixo Vouga Subregion Beira Interior Norte Subregion Beira Interior Sul Subregion Cova da Beira Subregion Oeste Subregion Pinhal Interior Norte Subregion Pinhal Interior Sul Subregion Pinhal Litoral Subregion Serra da Estrela (Subregion) Aveiro (Portugal) Castelo Branco, Portugal Marinha Grande Municipality Guarda Municipality, Portugal Ovar Municipality Pombal Municipality Gross domestic product Administrative divisions of Portugal Ave (Subregion) Douro (Subregion) Entre Douro e Vouga Subregion Grande Porto Subregion Minho-Lima Subregion Grande Lisboa Subregion Alentejo Central Subregion Alentejo Litoral Subregion Alto Alentejo Subregion Baixo Alentejo Subregion
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