Grande Lisboa () or Greater Lisbon is a former Portuguese NUTS III subregion integrated in the

Lisboa Region Lisbon Region ( pt, Região de Lisboa, ) is one of the seven NUTS II designated regions of Portugal, which coincides with the NUTS III subregion Lisbon Metropolitan Area. The region covers an area of 3001.95 km2 (the smallest region on main ...

. It was abolished at the January 2015 NUTS 3 revision. It is part of the historical Estremadura Province. It includes the

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and prime city of Portugal,

Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits w ...

(''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/km²http://habitacao.cm-lisboa.pt/documentos/1362596653V6gKK1xq6Mw12JO4.pdf ).

Overview

In spite of getting the name Grande Lisboa, the subregion did not take the entire area of the

Lisbon metropolitan area The Lisbon Metropolitan Area ( pt, Área Metropolitana de Lisboa; abbreviated as AML) is a metropolitan area in Portugal centered on Lisbon, the capital and largest city of the country. The metropolitan area, covering 18 municipalities is the l ...

, because it does not include the municipalities on the South bank of the

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river estuary, known as

Península de Setúbal The Península de Setúbal (; English: ''Setúbal Peninsula'') is a former NUTS III subdivision of Portuguese region of Lisbon (NUTS II). It was abolished at the January 2015 NUTS 3 revision.Centro Region, in the West by the

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, in the East by the Ribatejo region and in the South by the

Tagus River The Tagus ( ; es, Tajo ; pt, Tejo ; see below) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. The river rises in the Montes Universales near Teruel, in mid-eastern Spain, flows , generally west with two main south-westward sections, to ...

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

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, an international

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and an extensive network of highways, and mass transportation, like commuter, regional and international railways.

Municipalities

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

References

External links

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