Beira ( European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɐjɾɐ] ) was one of the six traditional provinces or comarcas of Portugal .
4-470: Beirão can refer to people or things from Beira, Portugal (a region) or Beira, Mozambique (a city). It translates as "Beiran". People with the surname: Things with the name: Beira, Portugal The territorial extension is different from that of the area called the Beiras , which refers to three provinces of 1936, Beira Alta , Beira Baixa and Beira Litoral . The most important cities within
8-610: The 15th Century, the new Kingdom of Portugal was divided into six great administrative units, referred to as comarcas . Since the Middle Ages there existed the Beira Province . In 1832 this province was divided into In 1936 these were divided among three provinces, one of which contained area that was not included in Beira Province: Sometimes collectively referred to as the Beiras . In 1976
12-584: The borders of the traditional province are: Coimbra , Aveiro , Leiria , Viseu , Castelo Branco , Guarda , Figueira da Foz , Covilhã and Pinhel . The main river is the Mondego ; other rivers include the Vouga , Dão , Côa , Zêzere and Paiva . The largest mountain range is Serra da Estrela – Continental Portugal's highest – other ranges being the Caramulo , Marofa , Gardunha , and Bussaco . After
16-474: The provinces were abolished leaving only the 18 districts . 1976 postal code areas divide the region in Law 19/98 of 1998 divided the area into The current Centro Region of Portugal covers roughly the same area. Oeste Subregion , part of Estremadura , is the major exception. Among its twelve subregions three contain the name "Beira": The name also is contained in the name of many small towns and villages in
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