Marinha Grande

municipality in Portugal

Key facts

Country: Portugal
Region: Centro
Intermunic comm: Região de Leiria
District: Leiria
President: Paulo Jorge Campos (PS)
Total: 187.25 km (72.30 sq mi)
Density: 208.45/km (539.88/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+00:00 ( WET )
Summer dst: UTC+01:00 ( WEST )
Local holiday: Ascension Day (date varies)
Website: www .cm-mgrande .pt

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Marinha Grande ( Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐˈɾiɲɐ ˈɣɾɐ̃dɨ] ) is a municipality in the Leiria District, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 39,032, in an area of 187.25 km². The city itself has a population of 32,330.

It is located right in the middle of the 700-year-old Leiria pine forest covering 100 square kilometres, and near excellent beaches such as Praia da Vieira, Nazaré, and São Pedro de Moel.