| • | Centro Region (Região Centro, pron. IPA //) is a region in central Portugal, and its capital is Coimbra. Other important cities inside this region are: Aveiro, Leiria, Viseu, Castelo Branco, Guarda, Figueira da Foz and Covilhã. It is one of five Regions of Portugal (NUTS II subdivisions). This is one of the regions of Europe, considered by the European Union for statistical and geographical purposes. The region match roughly the boundaries of the older Beiras region.
Its population in 2003 totalized 2,366,691 inhabitants, and its area is 23,668.193 km².
Source: [wikipedia: centro, portugal]
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