Greater Metropolitan Area of Viseu
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The Greater Metropolitan Area of Viseu (Portuguese
:Grande Área Metropolitana de Viseu) is an administrative division in Portugal
. It has 21 municipalities (largest to smallest in number of inhabitants): Viseu
, Tondela
, Seia
, Mangualde, São Pedro do Sul
, Castro Daire, Gouveia
, Nelas
, Sátão
, Santa Comba Dão
, Vouzela
, Moimenta da Beira
, Oliveira de Frades
, Carregal do Sal
, Penalva do Castelo
, Tarouca
, Aguiar da Beira
, Sernancelhe, Vila Nova de Paiva
, Fornos de Algodres
and Penedono
. Viseu is the capital. By the 2001 census, its population was 354,162 inhabitants.
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
:Grande Área Metropolitana de Viseu) is an administrative division in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. It has 21 municipalities (largest to smallest in number of inhabitants): Viseu
Viseu
Viseu is both a city and a municipality in the Dão-Lafões Subregion of Centro Region, Portugal. The municipality, with an area of 507.1 km², has a population of 99,593 , and the city proper has 47,250...
, Tondela
Tondela
Tondela is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 371.2 km² and a total population of 31,026 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 26 parishes and is located in Viseu District....
, Seia
Seia
Seia Municipality is located in Guarda District in Portugal. It has a total area of 435.7 km² and a total population of 27,574 inhabitants. Its urban population is about 7,000...
, Mangualde, São Pedro do Sul
São Pedro do Sul
São Pedro do Sul is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 349.0 km² and a total population of 19,215 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 19 parishes and is located in the district Viseu....
, Castro Daire, Gouveia
Gouveia
Gouveia is a city and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 300.6 km² and a total population of 15,792 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of 3,759....
, Nelas
Nelas
Nelas is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 125.7 km² and a total population of 14,504 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 9 parishes and is located in the district of Viseu....
, Sátão
Sátão
Sátão is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 201.9 km² and a total population of 13,419 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 12 parishes and is located in the district Viseu....
, Santa Comba Dão
Santa Comba Dão
Santa Comba Dão is a city and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 112.0 km² and a total municipal population of 12,393 inhabitants...
, Vouzela
Vouzela
Vouzela is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 193.7 km² and a total population of 11,807 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 12 parishes and is located in the district Viseu....
, Moimenta da Beira
Moimenta da Beira
Moimenta da Beira is a municipality in the northern part of Portugal, located in the district of Viseu. In 2001, its population was 11,053 inhabitants within an area of 219.97 km².-History:...
, Oliveira de Frades
Oliveira de Frades
Oliveira de Frades is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 145.4 km² and a total population of 10,597 inhabitants.County created in 1836 by splitting the county Lafões the existing municipalities of Oliveira de Frades, Sao Pedro do Sul and Vouzela.The municipality is composed of 12...
, Carregal do Sal
Carregal do Sal
Carregal do Sal is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 116.9 km² and a total population of 10,555 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of seven parishes and is located in Viseu District....
, Penalva do Castelo
Penalva do Castelo
Penalva do Castelo is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 134.2 km² and a total population of 8,768 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 13 parishes and is located in the district Viseu....
, Tarouca
Tarouca
Tarouca is a municipality in Portugal and a city with a total area of 100.1 km² and a total population of 8,303 inhabitants, locatede in Norte Region and Douro Subregion.The municipality is composed of 10 parishes and is located in Viseu District....
, Aguiar da Beira
Aguiar da Beira
Aguiar da Beira is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 206.9 km² and a total population of 6,270 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 13 parishes, and is located in Guarda District....
, Sernancelhe, Vila Nova de Paiva
Vila Nova de Paiva
Vila Nova de Paiva is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 175.5 km² and a total population of 6,319 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 7 parishes and is located in the district Viseu....
, Fornos de Algodres
Fornos de Algodres
Fornos de Algodres is a municipality and a town in Portugal with a total area of 131.5 km² and a total population of 5,435 inhabitants. The municipality is composed of 16 parishes, and is located in Guarda District, Centro Region, Serra da Estrela Subregion...
and Penedono
Penedono
Penedono is a municipality in the northern district of Viseu in Portugal with a total area of 133.7 km² and a total population of 3,378 inhabitants.-History:...
. Viseu is the capital. By the 2001 census, its population was 354,162 inhabitants.