Pinhal Litoral

Pinhal Litoral (Portuguese pronunciation: [piˈɲal lituˈɾal]) is a former NUTS3 subregion of Portugal integrating the Centro Region. It was abolished at the January 2015 NUTS 3 revision.^[1] It covered an area of 1,741 km², a population of 261,665 (as of 2005) and a density of 150 inhabitants/km². It has a diversified economic activity, mainly glass, plastics, wood and agriculture.

The main city is Leiria (pop.50,176 ;{63,000 in urban area}. Other cities are Marinha Grande (29,000) and Pombal (18,000).

It covers 5 municipalities:

• Batalha [town]
• Leiria [city] Capital of the urban community and Leiria-Fátima Diocese
• Marinha Grande [city]
• Pombal [city]
• Porto de Mós [town]

39°46′N 8°53′W / 39.767°N 8.883°W / 39.767; -8.883