The District of Coimbra ( Distrito de Coimbra ) is a district of Portugal , which for the most part consists of counties from the traditional province of Beira Litoral , with the exception of individual counties in the east, which come from the provinces of Beira Alta and Beira Baixa . In the north the district borders on the districts of Aveiro and Viseu , in the east on the districts Guarda and Castelo Branco , in the south on the district Leiria and in the west on the Atlantic Ocean . Area: 3947 km². Population (2001): 441,245. Capital of the district: Coimbra . License plates for trailers: C .
The district of Coimbra is divided into the following 17 districts ( Municípios ):