The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alto Alentejo (; " Intermunicipal Community of Upper

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

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

. It was created in 2009. The seat of the intermunicipal community is Portalegre. Alto Alentejo is coterminous with the former

Portalegre District Portalegre District ( ) is located in the east of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Portalegre. As of 2021, it is the least populous district of Portugal. It borders Spain. Municipalities The district is composed of 15 municipalit ...

. The population in 2011 was 118,506,Instituto Nacional de Estatística
/ref> in an area of 6,084.34 km². Together with

Alentejo Central The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alentejo Central (; "Intermunicipal communities of Portugal, Intermunicipal Community of Central Alentejo") is an administrative division in Portugal. It was created in 2009. The seat of the intermunicipal community ...

it covers the area of the former

Alto Alentejo Province Alto Alentejo was a Portuguese province. It was abolished with the Constitution of 1976. The area is now covered by Alto Alentejo Subregion and Alentejo Central Subregion. Municipalities * Alandroal Municipality * Alter do Chão Municipality ...

. With Ponte de Sor the intermunicipal community also includes one municipality that lies in the area of the former

Ribatejo Province The Ribatejo () is the most central of the traditional provinces of Portugal, with no coastline or border with Spain. The region is crossed by the Tagus river (''Ribatejo'' translates to "upper Tagus", or more precisely, "up the Tagus" relative ...

. Alto Alentejo is also a

NUTS3 Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics or NUTS () is a geocode standard for referencing the administrative divisions of countries for statistical purposes. The standard, adopted in 2003, is developed and regulated by the European Uni ...

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 Alto Alentejo is composed of 15 municipalities:

References

External links

Official website CIM Alto Alentejo
{{Regions of Portugal Intermunicipal communities of Portugal