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 Douro Litoral Province , on the east by Beira Alta Province and Beira Baixa Province , on the southeast by Ribatejo Province , on the southwest 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:
Aveiro District : Águeda , Albergaria-a-Velha , Anadia , Aveiro , Estarreja , Ílhavo , Mealhada , Murtosa , Oliveira de Azeméis , Oliveira do Bairro , Ovar , São João da Madeira , Sever do Vouga , Vagos , Vale de Cambra .
Coimbra District : Arganil , Cantanhede , Coimbra , Condeixa-a-Nova , Figueira da Foz , Góis , Lousã , Mira , Miranda do Corvo , Montemor-o-Velho , Penacova , Penela , Poiares , Soure .
Leiria District : Alvaiázere , Ansião , Batalha , Castanheira de Pêra , Figueiró dos Vinhos , Leiria , Pedrógão Grande , Pombal .
Santarém District : Ourém .
Today, nearly all of the former province is located in the Centro Region , only three municipalities are situated in the Norte Region , subregion of Entre Douro e Vouga (namely Oliveira de Azeméis , São João da Madeira and Vale de Cambra ).
The municipalities in the Centro Region are divided among the subregions Baixo Vouga , Baixo Mondego , nearly all of Pinhal Interior Norte (except Oliveira do Hospital and Tábua , which belong to Beira Alta , and Pampilhosa da Serra , part of Beira Baixa ), part of Pinhal Litoral (except Marinha Grande and Porto de Mós ), plus one municipality in Médio Tejo (Ourém ).