Pombal is a city and a municipality located in the Leiria District in the sub region of Pinhal Litoral in Portugal. 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.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 13 civil parishes (freguesias):

• Abiul
• Almagreira
• Carnide
• Carriço
• Guia, Ilha e Mata Mourisca
• Louriçal
• Meirinhas
• Pelariga
• Pombal
• Redinha
• Santiago e São Simão de Litém e Albergaria dos Doze
• Vermoil
• Vila Cã

Heritage sites

• Castle of Pombal
• House of the Marquis of Pombal