Coimbra

Coimbra is a Portuguese city, capital of the district of Coimbra, the main city in central region of Portugal, located in the Baixo Mondego subregion in 2007 with about 157,000 inhabitants in the villages of their municipality. Historic city of students, currently has nearly 30 thousand students. Bathed by the river Mondego, Coimbra is home to a city with area of 319.4 square km, divided into 31 parishes, 13 of which are mostly urban and urban areas. The municipality is limited to the northern city of Mealhada the east by Penacova, Vila Nova de Poiares and Miranda do Corvo, south of Condeixa-a-Nova, to the west by Montemor-o-Velho and northwest by Cantanhede. It is considered one of the most important Portuguese cities because the infrastructure, organizations and companies that owns and serving the entire population, that its historical importance and privileged geographical position in the central region, it has focus. The Hospitals of the University of Coimbra, Hospital of the University of Coimbra and Covo are three examples. Was National Capital of Culture in 2003 and is one of the oldest cities of Portugal, the main ex-libris its University, one of the oldest in Europe.