title: Pinhal Litoral
text: Pinhal Litoral () is a former NUTS3 subregion of Portugal integrating the Centro Region. It was abolished at the January 2015 NUTS 3 revision. It covered an area of 1,741 km2, a population of 261,665 (as of 2005) and a density of 150 inhabitants/km2. It has a diversified economic activity, mainly glass, plastics, wood and agriculture.
  
  Cities and towns
  The main city is Leiria (pop.50,176 ;{63,000 in urban area}. Other cities are Marinha Grande (29,000) and Pombal (18,000).
  
  Municipalities
  It covers 5 municipalities:
  Batalha [town]
  Leiria  [city;area seat of Pinhal Litoral, capital of Leiria District, Leiria urban community and Leiria/Fátima Diocese
  Marinha Grande [city]
  Pombal  [city]
  Porto de Mós [town]
  
  References
  
  Former NUTS 3 statistical regions of Portugal