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Centro region
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NUTS II designated region of Portugal
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Within Vinony's link graph, Centro region is referenced by 595 other articles, and connects out to administrative territorial entity of Portugal, Beira and Médio Tejo Subregion.
Vinony files it under Centro Region, Portugal, NUTS 2 statistical regions of Portugal and NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union.
Its subject is documented across 36 Wikipedia language editions.
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
- Image
- Foto3 SGiao Small.jpg
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- Commons category
- Centro (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.