Viseu Dão Lafões

The Comunidade Intermunicipal Viseu Dão Lafões (Portuguese pronunciation: [viˈzew dɐ̃w̃ lɐˈfõj̃ʃ]) is an administrative division in Portugal. It replaced the previously existing Greater Metropolitan Area of Viseu. Since January 2015, Viseu Dão Lafões is also a NUTS3 subregion of Centro Region, that covers the same area as the intermunicipal community.[1] The main city and seat of the intermunicipal community is Viseu. The population in 2011 was 267,633,[2] in an area of 3,237.74 km².[3]

Viseu Dão Lafões
Intermunicipal community
Coordinates: 40.65°N 7.91°W / 40.65; -7.91
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
SeatViseu
Municipalities14
Area
 • Total3,237.74 km2 (1,250.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total267,633
 • Density83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitecimvdl.pt

Municipalities

The intermunicipal community Viseu Dão Lafões consists of 14 municipalities:[4]

MunicipalityPopulation (2011)[2]Area (km²)[3]
Aguiar da Beira5,473206.77
Carregal do Sal9,835116.89
Castro Daire15,339379.04
Mangualde19,880219.26
Nelas14,037125.71
Oliveira de Frades10,261145.35
Penalva do Castelo7,956134.34
Santa Comba Dão11,597111.95
São Pedro do Sul16,851348.95
Sátão12,444201.94
Tondela28,946371.22
Vila Nova de Paiva5,176175.53
Viseu99,274507.10
Vouzela10,564193.69
Total267,6333,237.74

References
  1. Adequação dos indicadores à nova organização territorial NUTS III / Entidades Intermunicipais, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 18 March 2015
  2. Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  3. Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país
  4. "Law nr. 75/2013" (pdf). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Assembly of the Republic (Portugal). Retrieved 14 August 2014.


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