Map showing the location of the
Baixo Mondego
subregion
Baixo Mondego
(
Portuguese pronunciation:
[?baj?u
mo?de?u]
;
Lower Mondego
in English) is a former
Portuguese
NUTS3
subregion that comprised the lower part of the
Mondego River
.
[1]
It was abolished at the January 2015 NUTS 3 revision.
[2]
It was a subregion of the
Centro Region
, centered on the historical city of
Coimbra
. With an area of 2,062 km² and a population of 336,376 inhabitants (of which half are in the cities of Coimbra and
Figueira da Foz
), the Baixo Mondego was a subregion with a mean density of 163/km². The subregion was named after the Mondego River and all this river area has been known as Baixo Mondego (Lower Mondego) since ancient times, even before the creation of the NUTS3.
Economy
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Economically, the subregion is dominated by the presence of the city of
Coimbra
, that plays the role of capital and chief city of Portugal's
Centro Region
. Coimbra has a notable
university
, major hospitals, wide range of services, important technological-based companies, and diverse cultural attractions. There is also a strong industrial presence around the port city of
Figueira da Foz
that comprises a busy seaport, fishing harbour and summer tourism facilities. Along the shores of the
Mondego River
, there is important
agriculture activity
. The city of
Cantanhede
is the heart of an important
wine region
and an agriculture centre, and is a modern
bioscience
hub through the
Biocantpark
, a
science park
. The subregion is place for important
forestry
,
fishing
and
livestock
raising activities, and produces sizeable quantities of
rice
,
corn
,
wine
,
olive oil
,
fruits
and
vegetables
.
Biosciences
,
engineering
,
pulp and paper
,
ceramics
,
information technologies
and food, are the main industries.
Municipalities
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The subregion comprises eight municipalities (
municipios
):
The largest cities are Coimbra (106,000), Figueira da Foz (28,000), Cantanhede (9,000) and
Mealhada
(5,000).
References
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40°13′12″N
8°25′48″W
/
40.22000°N 8.43000°W
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40.22000; -8.43000