Beiras e Serra da Estrela

Beiras e Serra da Estrela
Intermunicipal community
Coordinates: 40°33′N 7°16′W / 40.55°N 7.26°W / 40.55; -7.26
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Established	2013
Seat	Guarda
Municipalities	15
Area
• Total	6,304.95 km2 (2,434.35 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	236,023
• Density	37/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Website	cimbse.pt

The Comunidade Intermunicipal das Beiras e Serra da Estrela (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɐjɾɐz i ˈsɛʁɐ ðɐ ɨʃˈtɾelɐ]) is an administrative division in eastern Portugal. It was created in 2013. Since January 2015, Beiras e Serra da Estrela is also a NUTS3 subregion of Centro Region, that covers the same area as the intermunicipal community.^[1] The seat of the intermunicipal community is Guarda.^[2] Beiras e Serra da Estrela comprises parts of the former districts of Guarda and Castelo Branco. The population in 2011 was 236,023,^[3] in an area of 6,304.95 square kilometres (2,434.35 sq mi).^[4]