The Comunidade Intermunicipal do Médio Tejo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmɛðju ˈtɛʒu]; English: Middle Tagus) is an administrative division in Portugal. It was created in December 2008, replacing the former Comunidade Urbana do Médio Tejo created in 2004.[1] It takes its name from the river Tagus. Médio Tejo is also a NUTS 3 subregion of Oeste e Vale do Tejo,[2] the NUTS 3 subregion has covered the same area as the intermunicipal community.
Médio Tejo | |
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| Coordinates: 39°36′N 8°25′W / 39.600°N 8.417°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Oeste e Vale do Tejo |
| Established | 2008 |
| Seat | Tomar |
| Municipalities | 13 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,344.31 km2 (1,291.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 247,331 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | mediotejo |
The seat of the intermunicipal community is Tomar. Médio Tejo comprises parts of the former districts of Santarém and Castelo Branco.
The population in 2011 was 247,331,[3] in an area of 3,344.31 square kilometres (1,291.25 sq mi).[4]
Municipalities
editThe CIM Médio Tejo is composed of 11 municipalities:[5]
| Municipality | Population (2011)[3] | Area (km2)[4] |
|---|---|---|
| Abrantes | 39,325 | 714.69 |
| Alcanena | 13,868 | 127.33 |
| Constância | 4,056 | 80.37 |
| Entroncamento | 20,206 | 13.73 |
| Ferreira do Zêzere | 8,619 | 190.38 |
| Mação | 7,338 | 399.98 |
| Ourém | 45,932 | 416.68 |
| Sardoal | 3,939 | 92.15 |
| Tomar | 40,677 | 351.20 |
| Torres Novas | 36,717 | 270.00 |
| Vila Nova da Barquinha | 7,322 | 49.53 |
| Total | 227,999 | 2,706.03 |
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References
edit- ^ "CIM Médio Tejo". Archived from the original on 2015-05-19. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
- ^ Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/674 of 26 December 2022 amending the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS)
- ^ a b Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ a b "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ "Law nr. 75/2013" (pdf). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Assembly of the Republic (Portugal). Retrieved 18 August 2014.