The Comunidade Intermunicipal da Região de Leiria (; English: Leiria Region) is an administrative division in western Portugal. It was created in 2014, replacing the former Associação de Municípios da Região de Leiria created in 2009.CIM Região de Leiria Since January 2015, Região de Leiria is also a NUTS3 subregion of Centro Region, that 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 The seat of the intermunicipal community is Leiria. Região de Leiria comprises a large part of the former district of Leiria. The population in 2011 was 294,632,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of 2,449.12 km².
Municipalities
The intermunicipal community of Região de Leiria consists of 10 municipalities:
Municipality Population (2011) Area (km2) Alvaiázere7,287 160.48 Ansião13,128 176.09 Batalha15,805 103.42 Castanheira de Pera3,191 66.77 Figueiró dos Vinhos6,169 173.44Leiria126,897 565.09 Marinha Grande38,681 187.25 Pedrógão Grande3,915 128.75 Pombal55,217 626.00 Porto de Mós24,342 261.83 Total294,6322,449.12
References
External links Official website CIM Região de Leiria