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Oeste, ( region of Portugal named Centro . The sub-region is coterminous with the Urban Community (''comunidade urbana'', or ComUrb) of the same name. The sub-region has an area of 2,214.8 km&2 (2003 updated statistics) and a population of 353,050 (2005 statistics).

The twelve Municipalities of the sub-region are:


As of 2003, the twelve municipalities contain a total of 121 parishes. The largest cities are Caldas da Rainha (30,000), Torres Vedras (25,000) and Peniche (16,000). It is a region famous for its fruits and vegetables production, namely the famous Pêra Rocha variety.


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