Leiria is a city and a municipality in the Centro region, Portugal. It is the capital of the District of Leiria. The city proper has 50,200 inhabitants and the entire municipality has nearly 120,000. It is the seat of the Leiria-Fátima Diocese.
Leiria is located in the Centro region and sub region of Pinhal Litoral, about halfway between Lisbon and Porto. The distance to Lisbon is 135 km, to Coimbra 72 km and to Porto 179 km. The historic city centre spreads between the castle hill and the river Lis. Leiria is also included in the Urban Community of Leiria. As the main city in this community, the area of influence of Leiria spreads over the cities of Marinha Grande, Ourém, Alcobaça, Fátima, Pombal as well the municipalities/town seats of Batalha, Porto de Mós and Nazaré located nearby. |
