Beira Baixa (intermunicipal community)

Beira Baixa
Coordinates: 39°49′N 7°30′W / 39.82°N 7.50°W / 39.82; -7.50
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Established2013
SeatCastelo Branco
Municipalities6
Area
 • Total
4,614.64 km2 (1,781.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
89,063
 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitewww.cimbb.pt

The Comunidade Intermunicipal da Beira Baixa (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɐjɾɐ ˈbajʃɐ]) is an administrative division in eastern Portugal. It was created in October 2013 out of the former Comunidade Intermunicipal da Beira Interior Sul, created in March 2009.[1] Since January 2015, Beira Baixa is also a NUTS3 subregion of Centro Region, that covers the same area as the intermunicipal community.[2] The seat of the intermunicipal community is Castelo Branco. Beira Baixa comprises a large part of the Castelo Branco District. The population in 2011 was 89,063,[3] in an area of 4,614.64 km².[4]

  1. ^ CIM Beira Baixa
  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.