The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alto Alentejo (; "Intermunicipal Community of Upper Alentejo") is an administrative division in Portugal. It was created in 2009.CIM Alto Alentejo The seat of the intermunicipal community is Portalegre. Alto Alentejo is coterminous with the former Portalegre District. The population in 2011 was 118,506,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of 6,084.34 km2. Together with Alentejo Central it covers the area of the former Alto Alentejo Province. With Ponte de Sor the intermunicipal community also includes one municipality that lies in the area of the former Ribatejo Province.
Alto Alentejo is also a NUTS3 subregion of Alentejo Region, in Portugal. Since January 2015, the NUTS 3 subregion covers the same area as the intermunicipal community.Adequação dos indicadores à nova organização territorial NUTS III / Entidades Intermunicipais, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 18 March 2015
Municipalities The CIM Alto Alentejo is composed of 15 municipalities:
Municipality Population (2011) Area (km2) Alter do Chão3,562 362.07Arronches3,165 314.65Avis4,571 605.97Campo Maior8,456 247.20Castelo de Vide3,407 264.91Crato3,708 398.07Elvas23,078 631.29Fronteira3,410 248.60Gavião4,132 294.59Marvão3,512 154.90Monforte3,329 420.25Nisa7,450 575.68Ponte de Sor16,722 839.71Portalegre24,930 447.14Sousel5,074 279.32Total118,5066,084.34
References
External links
Official website CIM Alto Alentejo