Central Region, Portugal

Central Region Região do Centro
NUTS II Region
From top left to right: The village of Monsanto, the Serra da Estrela, the city of Guarda, the city of Leiria, the city of Viseu, the city of Aveiro, the city of Castelo Branco and the capital city of Coimbra
Etymology: centro, Portuguese for centre
Location of the Central Region in context of the national borders until 2023
Country	Portugal
Region	Central
Provinces	Beiras
Capital	Coimbra
Area
• Total	28,462 km2 (10,989 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,327,026 (3rd)
GDP [1][2]
• Total	€36.631 billion (2023)
• Per capita	€21,753 (2023)
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)
HDI (2021)	0.857[3] very high · 2nd
NUTS	PT16
Website	www.centerofportugal.com
Statistics from INE (2005); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

The Central Region (Portuguese: Região do Centro, IPA: [ʁɨʒiˈɐ̃w du ˈsẽtɾu]) or Central Portugal is one of the statistical regions of Portugal. The cities with major administrative status inside this region are Coimbra, Aveiro, Viseu, Leiria, Castelo Branco and Guarda. It is one of the seven Regions of Portugal (NUTS II subdivisions). It is also one of the regions of Europe, as given by the European Union for statistical and geographical purposes. Its area totals 28,462 km² (10,989 sq mi). As of 2011, its population totalled 2,327,026 inhabitants,^[4] with a population density of 82 inhabitants per square kilometre.