Grande Lisboa

Coordinates: 38°42′N 9°11′W / 38.700°N 9.183°W / 38.700; -9.183
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Map showing the location of the Grande Lisboa subregion

Grande Lisboa (Greater Lisbon in English) is a Portuguese NUTS III subregion integrated in the Lisboa Region. It is part of the historical Estremadura Province. It includes the capital and prime city of Portugal - Lisbon (Lisboa in Portuguese). It is the main economical subregion of the country. It covers 1,376 km² and it is the most populous and most densely populated Portuguese subregion (2,821,619 inhabitants and 2,043 inhabitants/km²[1]).

Overview

In spite of getting the name Grande Lisboa, the subregion did not take the entire area of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, because it does not include the municipalities on the South bank of the Tagus river estuary, known as Península de Setúbal, which the term at times also applied to.

The area is bordered in the North by the Centro Region, in the West by the Atlantic Ocean, in the East by the Ribatejo region and in the South by the Tagus River estuary.

This subregion is the leading services center for the entire country and it also has a large industrial output. It is served by the busiest Portuguese airport, an international harbor and an extensive network of highways, and mass transportation, like commuter, regional and international railways.

Municipalities

Municipality Area (km²)[2] Population (2011)[3] N.U.T.S. III inclusion District inclusion Cultural Region inclusion
Amadora 23.78 175,136 Grande Lisboa Lisboa Estremadura
Cascais 97.40 206,479 Grande Lisboa Lisboa Estremadura
Lisbon 100.05 547,733 Grande Lisboa Lisboa Estremadura
Loures 167.24 205,054 Grande Lisboa Lisboa Estremadura
Mafra 291.66 76,685 Grande Lisboa Lisboa Estremadura
Odivelas 26.54 144,549 Grande Lisboa Lisboa Estremadura
Oeiras 45.88 172,120 Grande Lisboa Lisboa Estremadura
Sintra 319.23 377,835 Grande Lisboa Lisboa Estremadura
Vila Franca de Xira 318.19 136,886 Grande Lisboa Lisboa Ribatejo
Total 1,390.97 km2 2,042,477

The main urban centers are Lisboa, Amadora, Algueirão-Mem Martins, Agualva-Cacém, Queluz and Odivelas.

References

  1. ^ http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0
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External links

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