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Coimbra

The city of Coimbra is located in central west Portugal, relatively close to the country’s two metropolitan areas: Lisboa and Porto. Coimbra has a population of 148,000 inhabitants. Coimbra is chiefly known for its famous university, which was founded in 1290. The public sector, in particular health and public administration, also plays an important role in the city’s economy. The service sector dominates the city’s employment. Coimbra municipal council is composed of 31 freguesias (LAU2 units). The city has an executive body (câmara municipal) and a legislative body (assembleia municipal), both composed of local elected members. Coimbra is also the capital of Coimbra district, where a civil governor (governador civil) represents the central government. No larger urban zone (LUZ) was defined for this city.

CITY LEVEL
CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES
DEMOGRAPHY  
 
Total resident population2004142,408
342
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.20040%
247
Percentage of households that are 1-person households200122%
297
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households20012%
273
Average size of households20012.64
181
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
 
Average price per m2 for an apartment2004€1,383
150
Average price per m2 for a house2004€1,060
157
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings200169%
305
Percentage of households living in social housing20014%
192
Average living area in m2 per person  
 
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population200444.93
223
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
 
Unemployment rate20015%
308
Unemployment rate - female20016%
307
Employment rate200167%
273
Activity rate200171%
307
GDP per head (€)2004€14,143
148
Median disposable annual household income(€)2001€21,468
138
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income  
 
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT  
 
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections200457%
193
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
 
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-42001505
234
% of working age population with only primary education20011%
175
% of working age population with tertiary education20010%
185
ENVIRONMENT  
 
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m320010
221
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3200199
201
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum20040.49
237
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill200494%
213
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)200419
185
Population density (residents per km2)2004446
265
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
 
Percentage of journeys to work by car200156%
175
Average time of journey to work (mins.)200125
177

SUB CITY LEVEL
14 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSComparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-419913%5%5%1:1.58
Percentage of households that are 1-person households19917%16%33%1:4.67
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households19913%5%7%1:2.69
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households19915%7%12%1:2.60
Average size of households     
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities     
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate19914%6%8%1:2.13
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25     
TRAINING AND EDUCATION     
% of working age population with only primary education     
% of working age population with secondary education     
% of working age population with tertiary education     
ENVIRONMENT     
Population density (residents per km2)20011704655,1841:30.47