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Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal

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 Centre Region

 

Area 

 

Why the Centre Region?

 

  The Centre has the second largest land area in mainland Portugal, with an

     international land border of 270 km and a coastline of 279 km.  

 

 

Area (km2): 28,200.1

 

Inhab/Km2: 84.4

 

Population (N.): 2,381,068 (2009)2

 

 

     

   The Centre as good infrastructures: motorways, railways, ports and air transport

      systems.

 

 

Maritime ports  2 Maritime Ports (Aveiro, Figueira da Foz)

  

 

 

   

Railway network 1,024 km of railway network

            Electrified rail network : 594 km

            Double rail network : 214 km

 

 

 

Aerodromes

 10  AerodromesAveiro, Coimbra, Covilhã, Figueira da Foz, Viseu,

      Lousã, Leiria, Seia, Castelo Branco, Torres Vedras

   

 

 

 

 

  The Centre region (NUT II) covers 8 Districts: Coimbra, Leiria, Castelo Branco,

     and part of Aveiro, Viseu, Guarda, Santarém and Lisboa districts. For statistical

     purposes this Region is divided into 12 NUT III, with different characteristics:

 

 

                       Baixo Vouga                         Serra da Estrela

                       Baixo Mondego                     Beira Interior Norte

                       Pinhal Litoral                         Beira Interior Sul
                       Pinhal Interior Norte               Cova da Beira
                       Dão-Lafões                           Oeste  
                       Pinhal Interior Sul                  Médio Tejo

  

        

  Its geographical location allows the Centre region to have a strategic positioning 

     in the connection between the two major metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto.

 

  With excellent water resources (underground and surface), the Centre has very

    good conditions for the development of hydropower and mini-hydropower energy

    sources.

 

  With a rich natural heritage combined with beautiful landscapes and

    environmental surroundings, the Centre has a strong potential for tourism

    development.

 

 

Accessibilities map

 

Useful information about Aveiro and Coimbra and other Councils

 

Links and Useful Contacts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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