Pinhal Litoral (Portuguese pronunciation: [piˈɲal lituˈɾal]) is a former NUTS3 subregion of Portugal integrating the Centro Region. It was abolished at the January 2015 NUTS 3 revision. It covered an area of 1,741 km, a population of 261,665 (as of 2005) and a density of 150 inhabitants/km. 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
- Leiria Capital of the urban community and Leiria-Fátima Diocese
- Marinha Grande
- Pombal
- Porto de Mós
References
- Adequação dos indicadores à nova organização territorial NUTS III / Entidades Intermunicipais, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 18 March 2015
39°46′N 8°53′W / 39.767°N 8.883°W / 39.767; -8.883
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