Comunidade Intermunicipal do Oeste (pronounced [ɔˈɛʃtɨ]; in English: Intermunicipal Community of the West)[1] is an administrative division of Portugal, located on the country's western central coast. The population in 2011 was 362,540,[2] in an area of 2,220.16 square kilometres (857.21 sq mi).[3] Caldas da Rainha serves as the seat of Oeste.[1]
Oeste | |
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| Coordinates: 39°24′N 9°08′W / 39.400°N 9.133°W | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Region | Oeste e Vale do Tejo |
| Established | 2008 |
| Seat | Caldas da Rainha |
| Municipalities | 12 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,220.16 km2 (857.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 362,540 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | www |
The law establishing the framework for intermunicipal communities and metropolitan areas was approved by the Assembly of the Republic (Assembleia da República) on 27 August 2008.[4] On 25 November 2008, the Associação de Municípios do Oeste (Association of Municipalities of the West), by the approval of the municipal assemblies (assembleias municipais) of each of its constituent municipalities, converted itself into the Comunidade Intermunicipal do Oeste.[5] The law formally establishing the names, borders, and duties of the intermunicipal communities and metropolitan areas was approved by the Assembly of the Republic on 12 September 2013.[6]
Oeste is the successor to Associação de Municípios do Oeste (Association of Municipalities of the West) and Comunidade Urbana do Oeste (Urban Community of the West; abbreviated ComUrb Oeste), which had been instituted on 29 March 2004.[7]
Oeste is coterminous with the statistical NUTS 3 within the NUTS II of Oeste e Vale do Tejo.[8]
The Oeste region is characterised by a coastal and rural influence. Horticulture is particularly important, especially the pear Rocha, the Alcobaça apple and the Óbidos and Alcobaça sour cherry. Surfing, beaches, monumental heritage and geology make tourism an important economic activity in the region.
Municipalities
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Comunidade Intermunicipal do Oeste is made up of twelve municipalities:[1][6]
| Municipality | Population (2011)[2] | Area (km2)[3] |
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| Alcobaça | 56,693 | 408.14 |
| Alenquer | 43,267 | 304.22 |
| Arruda dos Vinhos | 13,391 | 77.96 |
| Bombarral | 13,193 | 91.29 |
| Cadaval | 14,228 | 174.89 |
| Caldas da Rainha | 51,729 | 255.69 |
| Lourinhã | 25,735 | 147.17 |
| Nazaré | 15,158 | 82.43 |
| Óbidos | 11,772 | 141.55 |
| Peniche | 27,753 | 77.55 |
| Sobral de Monte Agraço | 10,156 | 52.10 |
| Torres Vedras | 79,465 | 407.15 |
| Total | 362,540 | 2,220.16 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Estatutos da Comunidade Intermunicipal do Oeste" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Comunidade Intermunicipal do Oeste (OesteCIM). 28 November 2013. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Lei n.° 45/2008 de 27 de Agosto—Estabelece o regime jurídico do associativismo municipal, revogando as Leis n.°s 10/2003 e 11/2003, de 13 de Maio" (PDF). Diário da República, 1.a série—N.° 165—27 de Agosto de 2008 (in Portuguese). Assembleia da República, via Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda, SA. 27 August 2008. pp. 6005–6011. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ "Anúncio n.° 7428/2008 – Estatutos da Comunidade Intermunicipal do Oeste" (PDF). Diário da República, 2.a série — N.° 235 — 4 de Dezembro de 2008 (in Portuguese). Associação de Municípios do Oeste. 4 December 2008. pp. 49135–49139. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Lei n.° 75/2013 de 12 de setembro—Estabelece o regime jurídico das autarquias locais, aprova o estatuto das entidades intermunicipais, estabelece o regime jurídico da transferência de competências do Estado para as autarquias locais e para as entidades intermunicipais e aprova o regime jurídico do associativismo autárquico" (PDF). Diário da República, 1.a série—N.° 176—12 de setembro de 2013 (in Portuguese). Assembleia da República, via Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda, SA. 12 September 2013. p. 5721. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ "Constituição de associação" (PDF). Diário da República — III Série N.º 99 — 27 de Abril de 2004 (in Portuguese). Comunidade Urbana do Oeste, via Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda, S. A. 27 April 2004. pp. 9182-(8)–9182-(15). Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "Official Journal L 87/2023". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
External links
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- Comunidade Intermunicipal do Oeste
- Jornal Oeste Online — online newspaper
- Oeste Diário — regional portal
- OESTE.TV // Vídeo — online "television" channel
- Portal Oeste Digital — portal operated by Associação de Municípios do Oeste
- Região de Turismo do Oeste — regional tourism authority