Médio Tejo

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
Intermunicipal community
Coordinates: 39°36′N 8°25′W
Country	Portugal
Region	Oeste e Vale do Tejo
Established	2008
Seat	Tomar
Municipalities	13
Area
• Total	3,344.31 km2 (1,291.25 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	247,331
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Website	mediotejo.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

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

Gallery

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  Geodesic Center of Portugal
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  Sanctuary of Fátima
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  Castle of Almourol
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  Convent of Christ
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  Castelo de Bode Dam and Zêzere River
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  Castle of Torres Novas