Pombal (parish)

Pombal (Portuguese pronunciation: [põˈbal] ) is a city and a municipality located in the Leiria District in the sub region of Pinhal Litoral in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 55,217, in an area of 626.00 km2. The population of the city of Pombal proper is about 18,000 inhabitants. The municipality is served by a railway station which is part of the Linha do Norte, the main Portuguese railway line that connects its two largest cities, Lisbon and Porto. The Mayor is Luís Diogo de Paiva Morão Alves Mateus since 2013, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is November 11 and celebrates St. Martin's Day. In 2017, an 82-foot-long skeleton of a possible sauropod dinosaur was uncovered in a Pombal property owner's backyard.

The Castle of Pombal (Portuguese: Castelo de Pombal) is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Pombal, municipality of the same name in the district of Leiria in the Centre region of Portugal.

Santiago de Litém is a former civil parish in the municipality of Pombal, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Santiago e São Simão de Litém e Albergaria dos Doze. The population in 2011 was 2,237, in an area of 31.02 km2.

São Simão de Litém is a former civil parish in the municipality of Pombal, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Santiago e São Simão de Litém e Albergaria dos Doze. The population in 2011 was 1,382, in an area of 16.03 km².

Santiago e São Simão de Litém e Albergaria dos Doze is a civil parish in the municipality of Pombal, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Santiago de Litém, São Simão de Litém and Albergaria dos Doze. The population in 2011 was 5,384, in an area of 69.89 km2.

Carnide is a civil parish in the municipality of Pombal, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,647, in an area of 22.93 km².

Meirinhas is a civil parish in the municipality of Pombal, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 1,649, in an area of 8.88 km².It was part of the parish of Vermoil until the creation of Meirinhas on December 31, 1984.

Albergaria dos Doze is a former civil parish in the municipality of Pombal, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Santiago e São Simão de Litém e Albergaria dos Doze. The population in 2011 was 1,765, in an area of 22.84 km².

Espite is a civil parish in the municipality of Ourém, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,104, in an area of 18.96 km2.

The Comunidade Intermunicipal da Região de Leiria (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁɨʒiˈɐ̃w dɨ lɐjˈɾi.ɐ]; English: Leiria Region) is an administrative division in western Portugal. It was created in 2014, replacing the former Associação de Municípios da Região de Leiria created in 2009. Since January 2015, Região de Leiria is also a NUTS3 subregion of Centro Region, that covers the same area as the intermunicipal community. The seat of the intermunicipal community is Leiria. Região de Leiria comprises a large part of the former district of Leiria. The population in 2011 was 294,632, in an area of 2,449.12 km².

Bajouca is a village and a civil parish of the municipality of Leiria, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,004, in an area of 13.21 km2.

Caranguejeira is a civil parish in the municipality of Leiria, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,691, in an area of 30.99 km².