Pinhal Litoral

Map showing the location of the Pinhal Litoral subregion

Pinhal Litoral is an NUTS3 subregion of Portugal integrating the Centro Region. It covers an area of 1,741 km², a population of 261,665 (as of 2005) and a density of 150 hab./km². It has a diversified economic activity, mainly glass, plastics, wood and agriculture.

Cities and towns

The main city is Leiria (pop.50,176 ;{63,000 in urban area}. Other cities are Marinha Grande (29,000) and Pombal (18,000).

Municipalities

It covers 5 municipalities:

Batalha [town]
Leiria [city;area seat of Pinhal Litoral, capital of Leiria District, Leiria urban community and Leiria/Fátima Diocese
Marinha Grande [city]
Pombal [city]
Porto de Mós [town]

Statistical divisions of Portugal

Norte Region

Metropolitan areas	Porto

Intermunicipal communities	Alto Minho Alto Tâmega Ave Cávado Douro Tâmega e Sousa Terras de Trás-os-Montes

Centro Region

Intermunicipal communities	Beira Baixa Beiras e Serra da Estrela Médio Tejo Oeste Região de Aveiro Região de Coimbra Região de Leiria Viseu Dão Lafões

Lisboa Region

Metropolitan areas	Lisbon

Alentejo Region

Intermunicipal communities	Alentejo Litoral Alentejo Central Alto Alentejo Baixo Alentejo Lezíria do Tejo

Algarve Region

Intermunicipal communities	Algarve

Autonomous Regions

All these divisions are further subdivided into municipalities and parishes.

Coordinates: 39°46′N 8°53′W / 39.767°N 8.883°W / 39.767; -8.883

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