Coimbra (prt)

Coimbra

Coimbra ranks 557th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind New Jersey, Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Alkmaar. Memorable people born in Coimbra include Afonso I of Portugal, Peter I of Portugal, and Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal. Memorable people who died in Coimbra include Afonso I of Portugal, Inês de Castro, and Sancho I of Portugal. Coimbra has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and companions. Coimbra is located in Portugal.

Coimbra is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population of the municipality at the 2021 census was 140,796, in an area of 319.40 square kilometres (123.3 sq mi). The fourth-largest agglomerated urban area in Portugal after Lisbon, Porto, and Braga, it is the largest city of the district of Coimbra and the Centro Region. About 460,000 people live in the Região de Coimbra, comprising 19 municipalities and extending into an area of 4,336 square kilometres (1,674 sq mi). Read more on Wikipedia