Beiras e Serra da Estrela
# Beiras e Serra da Estrela

The Comunidade Intermunicipal das Beiras e Serra da Estrela (Portuguese pronunciation:) is an administrative division in eastern Portugal. It was created in 2013. Since January 2015, Beiras e Serra da Estrela is also a NUTS3 subregion of Centro Region, that covers the same area as the intermunicipal community. The seat of the intermunicipal community is Guarda. Beiras e Serra da Estrela comprises parts of the former districts of Guarda and Castelo Branco. The population in 2011 was 236,023, in an area of 6,304.95 square kilometres (2,434.35 sq mi).

## Municipalities

The intermunicipal community of Beiras e Serra da Estrela {CIM} consists of 15 municipalities:

| Municipality | Population (2011) | Area (km²) |
| - | - | - |
| Almeida | 7,242 | 517.98 |
| Belmonte | 6,859 | 118.76 |
| Celorico da Beira | 7,693 | 247.22 |
| Covilhã | 51,797 | 555.60 |
| Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo | 6,260 | 508.57 |
| Fornos de Algodres | 4,989 | 131.45 |
| Fundão | 29,213 | 700.20 |
| Gouveia | 14,046 | 300.61 |
| Guarda | 42,541 | 712.10 |
| Manteigas | 3,430 | 121.98 |
| Mêda | 5,202 | 286.05 |
| Pinhel | 9,627 | 484.52 |
| Sabugal | 12,544 | 822.70 |
| Seia | 24,702 | 435.69 |
| Trancoso | 9,878 | 361.52 |
| Total | 236,023 | 6,304.95 |

## Cities

The following localities are cities (cidades): Covilhã, Fundão, Gouveia, Guarda [seat capital of the CIM], Mêda, Trancoso, Sabugal and Seia.

