Marinha Grande

Marinha Grande
Municipality
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Coordinates: 39°45′N 8°56′W / 39.750°N 8.933°W / 39.750; -8.933
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Intermunic. comm.	Região de Leiria
District	Leiria
Parishes	3
Government
• President	Aurélio Ferreira (+MPM)
Area
• Total	187.25 km2 (72.30 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	39,032
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	Ascension Day (date varies)
Website	www.cm-mgrande.pt

Marinha Grande (Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐˈɾiɲɐ ˈɣɾɐ̃dɨ] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the Leiria District, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 39,032,^[1] in an area of 187.25 km².^[2] The city itself has a population of 32,330.

It is located right in the middle of the 700-year-old Leiria pine forest covering 100 square kilometres, and near excellent beaches such as Praia da Vieira, Nazaré, and São Pedro de Moel.

The present Mayor is Aurélio Ferreira, elected by the independent movement +MPM, a coalition formed by MPM and +Concelho. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.