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City profile · Portugal · Europe

Covilhã

Castelo Branco · Portugal
City population
17,610
#143
in Portugal
#2
in Castelo Branco
#28,004
worldwide
LisbonCovilhã
40.281, -7.505 · 223 km from Lisbon
City population
17,610
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Portugal
#143
of 173 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#28,004
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Portugal
0.2%
of the national population

About Covilhã

Covilhã is a city in Castelo Branco, Portugal with a population of 17,610. It is the 143rd largest of the 173 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Portugal, and the 28,004th largest worldwide. It lies 223 km from Lisbon.

Position in Portugal
#143of 173
LargestSmallest
Position in Castelo Branco
#2of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Portugal
Region
Castelo Branco
Rank in region
#2of 2
Distance to capital
223 km
to Lisbon
Elevation
700 m
Time zone
Europe/Lisbon
Coordinates
40.281, -7.505
Record updated
2026-06-01
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.

Nearby Cities

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