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Encyclopedia > Oeste
Map showing the location of the Oeste subregion
Map showing the location of the Oeste subregion

Oeste ("West" in English) is a subregion (Portuguese: subregião) of the Centro region of Portugal. The region has an area of 2,214.8 km² (2003 updated statistics) and a population of 353,050 (2005 statistics). Image File history File links LocalNUTS3Oeste. ... Image File history File links LocalNUTS3Oeste. ... Centro can refer to: Centro, one of the regions of Portugal Centro, the Central New York Regional Transportation Authority in the USA. Centro, the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive in the United Kingdom. ...


The thirteen concelhos (municipalities) of the sub-region are: A concelho is the primary local administrative unit in Portugal (and other Lusophone countries). ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ...

As of 2003, the thirteen concelhos contain a total of 121 freguesias (civil parishes). The largest cities are Caldas da Rainha (30,000), Torres Vedras (25,000) and Peniche (16,000). It's a region famous for it's fruits and vegetables production. Coat of Arms Alcobaça is in the district of Leiria, in Portugal (though formerly included in the province of Estremadura), on the Alcoa and Baça rivers, from which it derives its name. ... District or region Lisbon Mayor   - Party Álvaro Pedro PS Area 304. ... District or region Lisbon Mayor   - Party Carlos Lourenço PSD Area 78. ... Bombarral (pron. ... District or region Lisbon Mayor   - Party Aristides Sécio PSD Area 174. ... District Leiria Mayor   - Party Fernando José da Costa Area 254. ... District or region Lisbon Mayor   - Party José Custódio PS Area 147. ... District Lisbon Mayor   - Party José Maria Ministro dos Santos PSD Area 291. ... There are places that have the name Nazaré : In Brazil Nazaré, Bahia Nazaré, Tocantins Related: Nazaré Paulista, São Paulo In Portugal Nazaré, a municipality This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... District Leiria Mayor   - Party Telmo Henrique Correia Daniel Faria PSD Area 142. ... Peniche is a city in Portugal, with approximately 10,000 inhabitants. ... Coat of Arms Sobral de Monte Agraço is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 52. ... Torres Vedras is a city (cidade) and municipality (concelho) in the district of Lisbon, Portugal, about 50 km north of Lisbon. ... A freguesia is a secondary local administrative unit in Portugal and the former Portuguese overseas province of Macao. ... A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ...



 

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