Leiria Municipality is located in Leiria District in the Centro Region, Portugal

Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

. It contains the city of Leiria

Leiria

Leiria is a city in Leiria Municipality in the Centro Region, Portugal. It is the capital of Leiria District. The city proper has 50,200 inhabitants and the entire municipality has nearly 120,000...

. It has nearly 120,000 inhabitants.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the population of the city is 50,200.
The city is divided into 6 parishes, and the municipality as a whole has a population of 124,701 in 29 parishes.

Population of Leiria Municipality (1801 – 2004)
1801	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2004
37930	29803	54422	55234	82988	96517	102762	119847	124701

Parishes

The 29 parishes of Leiria are:

• Amor
• Arrabal
• Azoia
• Bajouca
• Barosa
• Barreira
• Bidoeira de Cima
• Boa Vista
• Caranguejeira
• Carreira
• Carvide
• Chainça
• Coimbrão
• Colmeias
• Cortes
• Leiria
• Maceira
• Marrazes
• Memória
• Milagres
• Monte Real
  Monte Real
  Monte Real is a town and a parish in the municipality and District of Leiria. It covers an area of 12.23 km² and has a population of 2,778 people. Monte Real, which in English means Royal Mount, was once a municipality , before being anexed to Leiria municipality.Monte Real hosts an air base ....
  
  
• Monte Redondo
• Ortigosa
• Parceiros
• Pousos
• Regueira de Pontes
• Santa Catarina da Serra
• Santa Eufémia
• Souto da Carpalhosa