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
Coordinates: 39°36′N 8°25′W / 39.600°N 8.417°W / 39.600; -8.417
Country Portugal
RegionOeste e Vale do Tejo
Established2008
SeatTomar
Municipalities13
Area
 • Total
3,344.31 km2 (1,291.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
247,331
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitemediotejo.pt

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

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The 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

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  1. ^ "CIM Médio Tejo". Archived from the original on 2015-05-19. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ a b Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  4. ^ a b "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  5. ^ "Law nr. 75/2013" (pdf). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Assembly of the Republic (Portugal). Retrieved 18 August 2014.
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