The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Douro () is an administrative division in Portugal. It replaced the Comunidade Urbana do Douro, created in 2004.CM Vila Nova de Foz Côa It takes its name from the Douro River. The seat of the intermunicipal community is Vila Real. Douro comprises parts of the former districts of Bragança, Guarda, Vila Real and Viseu. The population in 2011 was 205,157,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of .
Douro is also a NUTS3 subregion of Norte Region. 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
Its economic activity is largely centered on the production of wine, particularly port, and also non-fortified Douro wine from the Douro DOC wine region. The entire region is mountainous and crossed by steep valleys.
Municipalities The CIM Douro is composed of 19 municipalities:
Municipality Population (2011) Area (km²) Alijó11,942 297.60 Armamar6,297 117.24 Carrazeda de Ansiães6,373 279.24Freixo de Espada à Cinta3,780 244.14 Lamego26,691 165.42Mesão Frio4,433 26.65Moimenta da Beira10,212 219.97 Murça5,952 189.37 Penedono2,952 133.71 Peso da Régua17,131 94.86 Sabrosa6,361 156.92 Santa Marta de Penaguião7,356 69.28 São João da Pesqueira7,874 266.11Sernancelhe5,671 228.61Tabuaço6,350 133.86 Tarouca8,046 100.08 Torre de Moncorvo8,572 531.56 Vila Nova de Foz Côa7,312 398.15 Vila Real51,850 378.80 Total205,1574,031.58
Geography
The main rivers are Douro River, Corgo River, Tua River and Sabor River. There is an airport at Vila Real: Aerodromo de Vila Real/Douro [VRL]. The Douro railway line was completed in 1887. The narrow gauge branch lines in the area (such as the Corgo line) are now all closed.
The main monuments are the cathedral and Mateus Palace in Vila Real, and the Remedios and Sé/cathedral in Lamego. The Alto Douro Wine Region and the Prehistoric Rock-Art Site of the Côa Valley are both classified by UNESCO as heritage sites.
The University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro is situated in Vila Real.
References
External links Official website CIM Douro