Grande Lisboa

Map of Portugal showing the location of the Grande Lisboa subregion

Grande Lisboa (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɡɾɐ̃dɨ liʒˈβoɐ]) or Greater Lisbon is a Portuguese NUTS II and III region and subregion. It was previously only a NUTS III subregion integrated in the Lisboa Region and, previously, in the Lisboa e Vale do Tejo until it was abolished at the January 2015 NUTS 3 revision.[1] It was revived as both a NUTS 2 and 3 overlapped circumscription in the 2024 revision.[2] 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 (2,042,477 inhabitants and 1,483.6 inhabitants/km2[3]).

Overview

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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

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Municipality Area (km2)[4] Population (2011)[5] Population (2021)[6] N.U.T.S. III inclusion District inclusion Cultural Region inclusion
Amadora 24 175,136 171,454 Grande Lisboa Lisboa Estremadura
Cascais 97 206,479 214,124 Grande Lisboa Lisboa Estremadura
Lisbon 85 547,733 545,796 Grande Lisboa Lisboa Estremadura
Loures 169 205,054 201,590 Grande Lisboa Lisboa Estremadura
Mafra 292 76,685 86,515 Grande Lisboa Lisboa Estremadura
Odivelas 26 144,549 148,034 Grande Lisboa Lisboa Estremadura
Oeiras 46 172,120 171,658 Grande Lisboa Lisboa Estremadura
Sintra 319 377,835 385,606 Grande Lisboa Lisboa Estremadura
Vila Franca de Xira 318 136,886 137,529 Grande Lisboa Lisboa Ribatejo
Total 1,377 km2 2,042,477 2,062,306

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

References

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  1. ^ Adequação dos indicadores à nova organização territorial NUTS III / Entidades Intermunicipais, Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 18 March 2015
  2. ^ A implementação das NUTS 2024, Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  3. ^ http://habitacao.cm-lisboa.pt/documentos/1362596653V6gKK1xq6Mw12JO4.pdf [dead link]
  4. ^ "PORDATA – Superfície". Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  5. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
  6. ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
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