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Coimbra
City population
140,796
#5
in Portugal
#1
in Coimbra
#4,040
worldwide
40.207, -8.420 · 176 km from Lisbon
About Coimbra
Coimbra is a city in Coimbra, Portugal with a population of 140,796. It is the 5th largest of the 173 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Portugal, and the 4,040th largest worldwide. It lies 176 km from Lisbon.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 8
Coordinates
40.207, -8.420
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 173 in PortugalClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.