The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alentejo Central (; " Intermunicipal Community of Central

Alentejo Alentejo ( , , ) is a geographical, historical, and cultural region of south–central and southern Portugal. In Portuguese, its name means "beyond the Tagus" (). Alentejo includes the regions of Alto Alentejo Province, Alto Alentejo and Bai ...

") is an administrative division in

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. It was created in 2009. The seat of the intermunicipal community is

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, the main city. Other cities are

Estremoz Estremoz () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 14,318, in an area of 513.80 km2. The city Estremoz itself had a population of 7,682 in 2001. It is located in the Alentejo region. History The region around Estremoz h ...

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and

Reguengos de Monsaraz Reguengos de Monsaraz (), officially the Municipality of Reguengos de Monsaraz (), is a municipality in Évora District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 10,828, in an area of 464.00 km2. The City of Reguengos de Monsaraz proper has a po ...

. Alentejo Central is coterminous with the former

Évora District Évora District ( ) is located in Alentejo, in southern Portugal. The district capital is the city of Évora. It borders Spain. Municipalities The district is composed by 14 municipalities: * Alandroal * Arraiolos * Borba * Estremoz * Év ...

. The population in 2011 was 166,726,Instituto Nacional de Estatística
/ref> in an area of 7,393.46 km². Alentejo Central is also a NUTS3 subregion of

Alentejo Region Alentejo Region () is one of the seven NUTS 2 regions of Portugal. It covers all of the historical Alentejo Province and part of the historical Ribatejo and Estremadura provinces. The greater region is defined within Portugal by the land bo ...

, in

. Since January 2015, the NUTS 3 subregion covers the same area as the intermunicipal community.Adequação dos indicadores à nova organização territorial NUTS III / Entidades Intermunicipais
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 18 March 2015

Municipalities

The CIM Alentejo Central is composed of 14 municipalities:

References

External links

Official website CIM Alentejo Central
Alentejo Intermunicipal communities of Portugal {{Évora-geo-stub