Grande Lisboa
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Grande Lisboa (Greater Lisbon in English) is a Portuguese NUTS III subregion integrated in the Lisboa region. It includes the capital city of Portugal - Lisbon (Lisboa in Portuguese). It is the main economical subregion of the country. It covers 1,048 km² and is the most populated and densely populated Portuguese subregion (2,003,580 inhabitants and 1,912 hab/km²). Although the name Grande Lisboa, the subregion does not stand for the entire area of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (for it not includes the municipalities in the south margin of the Tagus river, known as Península de Setúbal).
It is bordered in the north by the Centro region, in the west by the Atlantic Ocean, in the east by the Alentejo region and in the south by the Tagus river estuary
The 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 international harbour and extensive network of highways and train (commuter, regional and international).
It has 9 municipalities (Concelhos in Portuguese):
It is part of the historical province of Estremadura.
The main urban centers are Lisboa (pop. 564,647), Amadora (pop. 176,000), Algueirão-Mem Martins (pop. 103,000), Agualva-Cacém (pop. 82,000) and Odivelas (pop. 79,000).
