Alentejo Litoral

The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alentejo Litoral (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐlẽˈtɛʒu lituˈɾal]; English: Littoral Alentejo) is an administrative division in Portugal. It was created in May 2009.[1] It is also a NUTS3 subregion of the Alentejo Region.[2] The seat of the intermunicipal community is Grândola. Alentejo Litoral comprises municipalities of both the Beja District and the Setúbal District. The population in 2011 was 97,925,[3] in an area of 5,309.41 km2.[4]

Alentejo Litoral
Intermunicipal community
Coordinates: 37°57′N 8°52′W
Country Portugal
RegionAlentejo
Established2009
SeatGrândola
Municipalities5
Area
 • Total5,309.41 km2 (2,049.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total97,925
 • Density18/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitewww.cimal.pt

Municipalities

It is composed of five municipalities:[5]

MunicipalityPopulation (2011)[3]Area (km2)[4]
Alcácer do Sal13,0461499.87
Grândola14,826825.94
Odemira26,0661720.60
Santiago do Cacém29,7491059.69
Sines14,238203.30
Total97,9255,309.41

References
  1. CIM Alentejo Litoral Archived 2014-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Adequação dos indicadores à nova organização territorial NUTS III / Entidades Intermunicipais, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 18 March 2015
  3. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  4. "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  5. "Law nr. 75/2013" (PDF). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Assembly of the Republic (Portugal). Retrieved 14 August 2014.
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