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Greater Lisbon



         


Área Metropolitana de Lisboa (Lisbon Metropolitan Area), AML, is a territorial zone that includes 18 municipalities.

The Metropolitan Area of Lisbon (AML) is the largest population concentration of the country. In agreement with the preliminary data of the last general census of the population, about 2,661,850 habitants (about ¼ of the portuguese population) lived in AML, in 2001, of which 20,9% in the city of Lisbon. About 27,1% of the population of continental Portugal lives in the 3 219 km&sup2 of AML (3,3% of the continental territory of Portugal), and with an active population of about 1,3 million people. With 32,7% of the national employment being located in its territory, the contribution of AML for the Gross Domestic Product surpasses 36%.

The municipalites north of the Tagus River are from Lisbon District, South are from de Setubal District.


Municipality Area Population (2004) Density
Lisboa84.6 km&sup2564,6576,674.4/km&sup2
The rest of Grande Lisboa1,005.3 km&sup21,382,6041,375.3/km&sup2
Amadora23.8 km&sup2175,8727,389.6/km&sup2
Azambuja261.6 km&sup220,84479.67/km&sup2
Cascais92.2 km&sup2170,6831,756.0/km&sup2
Loures169.0 km&sup2199,0591,177.9/km&sup2
Odivelas26.6 km&sup2133,8475,031.8/km&sup2
Oeiras45.8 km&sup2162,1283,539.9/km&sup2
Sintra319.4 km&sup2363,7491,138.9/km&sup2
Vila Franca de Xira323.5 km&sup2122,908379.9/km&sup2
in Oeste291.5 km&sup254,358186.5/km&sup2
Mafra291.5 km&sup254,358186.5/km&sup2
Península de Setúbal1,581.0 km&sup2714,589452.0/km&sup2
Alcochete133.0 km&sup213,01098.0/km&sup2
Almada70.0 km&sup2160,8252291.0/km&sup2
Barreiro32.0 km&sup279,0122,469.1/km&sup2
Moita54.6 km&sup267,4491,235.3/km&sup2
Montijo340.5 km&sup239,168340.5/km&sup2
Palmela465.9 km&sup253,353465.9/km&sup2
Seixal95.7 km&sup2150,2711,570.2/km&sup2
Sesimbra195.7 km&sup237,567192.0/km&sup2
Setúbal193.6 km&sup2113,934588.5/km&sup2
Total3,219 km&sup22,661,850898.5/km&sup2




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