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{{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}} [[Image:LocalNUTS3GrandeLisboa.svg|thumb|250px|right|Map showing the location of the '''Grande Lisboa''' subregion]] '''Grande Lisboa''' (Greater Lisbon in [[English language|English]]) is a [[Portugal|Portuguese]] NUTS III subregion integrated in the [[Lisboa Region]]. It includes the [[Capital (political)|capital]] city of Portugal - '''Lisbon''' (Lisboa in [[Portuguese language|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 the [[Lisbon Metropolitan Area]] (for it not includes the municipalities in the south bank of the [[Tagus]] river estuary, 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 [[Ribatejo]] 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). ==Municipalities== It has 9 municipalities ('''Concelhos''' in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]): *[[Amadora Municipality|Amadora]] *[[Cascais Municipality|Cascais]] *[[Lisboa Municipality|Lisboa]] *[[Loures Municipality|Loures]] *[[Mafra Municipality|Mafra]] *[[Odivelas Municipality|Odivelas]] *[[Oeiras Municipality, Portugal|Oeiras]] *[[Sintra Municipality|Sintra]] *[[Vila Franca de Xira Municipality|Vila Franca de Xira]] It is part of the historical [[Estremadura Province]]. 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). {{Regions of Portugal}} {{Coord missing|Portugal}}