Beira Litoral Province

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Beira Litoral (Dark Orange) in the region of Beira (Light Orange).

Beira Litoral is a historical (or natural region) province (província) of Portugal, formally instituted in an administrative reform of 1936. It was abolished with the 1976 Constitution of Portugal.

The province was bordered on the north by

Estremadura Province and on the West by the Atlantic Ocean
.

Beira Litoral was made up of 33 municipalities (concelhos), integrated for the most part into Aveiro District and Coimbra District, half of Leiria District, and one municipality of Santarém District. Its capital was the city of Coimbra. The included municipalities by district were:

Today, nearly all of the former province is located in the

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The municipalities in the Centro Region are divided among the subregions

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