The Península de Setúbal (;

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: ''Setúbal Peninsula'') is a former

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subdivision of Portuguese region of

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 ...

(NUTS II). It was abolished at the January 2015 NUTS 3 revision.Adequação dos indicadores à nova organização territorial NUTS III / Entidades Intermunicipais
Instituto Nacional de Estatística, 18 March 2015 Comprising several municipalities and urban centres, the subregion's capital is

Setúbal Setúbal (, , ; cel-x-proto, Caetobrix) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2014 was 118,166, occupying an area of . The city itself had 89,303 inhabitants in 2001. It lies within the Lisbon metropolitan area. In the t ...

, and includes several cities including

Almada Almada () is a city and a municipality in Portugal, located on the southern margin of the Tagus River, on the opposite side of the river from Lisbon. The two cities are connected by the 25 de Abril Bridge. The population in 2011 was 174,030, in ...

and

History

The region of Setúbal was a pioneer in the development of a regional strategic plan to assist the growth of the economic, social and cultural institutions. The ''Plano Integrado para o Desenvolvimento para o Distrito de Setúbal'' (PIDDS) which was elaborated in the 1980s by the ''Associação de Municípios do Distrito de Setúbal'' (''Association of Municipalities of the District of Setúbal''), constituted the first development plan for the district, and envisioned a series of measures that were essential for the ambitious plans of its inhabitants. In 2000, under the initiatives of the Association of Municipalities (today AMRS), established a formal Strategic Plan for Development (''Plano Estratégico para o Desenvolvimento da Península de Setúbal''), or PEDEPES, with the slogan ''Mais Desenvolvimento, melhor Futuro'' (''More development, better future''). A formal presentation occurred in December 2004, resulting from diagonistic phases and objectives, that presented 132 concrete measures based on the Strategic Plan. The development of the PEDEPES involved the participation and consensus of 239 entities in and the Strategic plan continues to be a fundamental instrument in the regional intervention process.

Municipalities

The subregion of the Peninsula of Setúbal comprises nine

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extending from the southern margin and mouth of the Tagus into the interior, and southern coast. They include: *

Alcochete Alcochete () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 17,569, in an area of 128.36 km². The municipality is composed of three parishes and is located in Setúbal District. Alcochete is known for its bullfighting tradition ...

Barreiro Barreiro may refer to: People * Bruno Barreiro (born 1965), American politician * Gustavo Barreiro (1959–2019), American politician * Manu Barreiro (born 1986), Spanish footballer Places * Barreiro, Portugal ** Barreiro Municipality, a muni ...

* Moita * Montijo *

Palmela Palmela () is a town and a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 62,831, in an area of 465.12 km². The municipality is located in the Lisboa Region and Setúbal District, about south of Lisbon. The municipal holiday is 1 Ju ...

Seixal Seixal () is a Portuguese city and municipality, located in the district of Setúbal, in the metropolitan area of Lisbon. Its population includes 184,269 inhabitants (2011), in an area of that includes six parishes. It is situated across th ...

* Sesimbra *

Urban centres

Although the cities of Portugal have no political stature, for social and economic purposes they form as distinct centres of urban activity. The region of the Peninsula of Setúbal include several large centres, including Almada, Setúbal, Amora, Barreiro, Seixal, Montijo and

Costa da Caparica Costa da Caparica () is a Portuguese civil parish, located in the municipality of Almada along the western coast of the district of Setúbal. The population in 2011 was 13,418,Corroios,

Pinhal Novo Pinhal Novo () is a town in Portugal situated in the Setúbal Peninsula halfway between Lisbon and Setúbal. It is a civil parish of the Palmela Municipality. The population in 2011 was 25,000,Monte da Caparica,

Charneca da Caparica Charneca de Caparica () is a former civil parish in the municipality of Almada, Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Charneca de Caparica e Sobreda Charneca de Caparica e Sobreda is a civil parish in ...

Trafaria Trafaria is a former civil parish in the municipality (''concelho'') of Almada, Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Caparica e Trafaria Caparica e Trafaria is a civil parish in the municipality of A ...

, Lavradio and Baixa da Banheira.

History

Municipalities

Urban centres

References

See also