- Grande Lisboa
Grande Lisboa (Greater Lisbon in English) is a Portuguese NUTS III subregion integrated in the
Lisboa region . It includes thecapital city of Portugal - Lisbon (Lisboa in Portuguese). It is the main economical subregion of the country. It covers 1,376 km² and is the most populated and densely populated Portuguese subregion (2,003,580 inhabitants and 1,455 hab/km²). Although the name Grande Lisboa, the subregion does not stand for the entire area of theLisbon Metropolitan Area (for it not includes the municipalities in the south margin of theTagus river, known asPenínsula de Setúbal ).It is bordered in the north by the
Centro region , in the west by theAtlantic Ocean , in the east by theAlentejo region and in the south by theTagus river estuaryThe subregion is the leading services center for the entire country and has also a large industrial output. It is served by the busiest Portuguese
airport , an internationalharbour and extensive network of highways and train (commuter, regional and international).It has 9 municipalities (Concelhos in Portuguese):
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Amadora
*Cascais
*Lisboa
*Loures
*Mafra
*Odivelas
*Oeiras
*Sintra
*Vila Franca de Xira It is part of the historical province of
Estremadura .The main urban centers are Lisboa (pop. 564,647), Amadora (pop. 177,000),
Algueirão-Mem Martins (pop. 103,000),Agualva-Cacém (pop. 120,000),Queluz (pop.c. 116,000) and Odivelas (pop. 79,000).
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