Beiras

The Beiras are three regions in central ranging from the Atlantic coast to the mountainous interior.
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is the traditional capital city of Central 's historic region. With over 140,000 inhabitants, it is the largest municipality there and one of Portugal's four largest metropolises.

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is the provincial capital city of province, nestled next to a ria, and the Vouga River delta on the Atlantic coast of Central Portugal.

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is a city of 127,000 people in in central . It is home to a restored medieval castle.

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is a historic province of the central region of . While not an administrative region anymore in its own right, it retains an identity separate from the rest of Centro by being relatively more densely populated and defined by the closeness of the seaside.

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is a historic province of the Central region of . The chief cities/district capitals are Guarda and Viseu.

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is a former province of the Central region of . It roughly corresponds to the current Castelo Branco District. It is mostly rural, except for the cities of Castelo Branco and Covilhã.

Beiras

Latitude of center
39.8° or 39° 48′ north
Longitude of center
-8.67° or 8° 40′ 12″ west
Population
2,070,000
Wiki­data ID
Q814828
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Beiras” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Beira”
  • Breton: “Beira”
  • Breton: “Beiras”
  • Catalan: “Beira”
  • Catalan: “Beiras”
  • Chinese: “贝拉省”
  • Esperanto: “Beira”
  • Estonian: “Beira”
  • Estonian: “Beiras”
  • French: “Beira”
  • French: “Beiras”
  • Galician: “Beira, Portugal”
  • Galician: “Beira”
  • Galician: “Beiras”
  • German: “Beira”
  • German: “Beiras”
  • Hebrew: “ביירה”
  • Japanese: “ベイラ”
  • Malay: “Beira”
  • Malay: “Beiras”
  • Persian: “بیرا”
  • Polish: “Beira”
  • Polish: “Beiras”
  • Portuguese: “Beira”
  • Portuguese: “Beiras”
  • Portuguese: “Província da Beira”
  • Russian: “Бейра”
  • Russian: “Бейрас”
  • Spanish: “Beira”
  • Spanish: “Beiras”
  • Ukrainian: “Бейра”
  • Ukrainian: “Бейрас”
  • “Beira”
  • “Beiras”

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