Lisboa e Vale do Tejo was one of the five Regions of Portugal (
NUTSThe Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics is a geocode standard for referencing the subdivisions of countries for statistical purposes. The standard is developed and regulated by the European Union, and thus only covers the member states of the EU in detail...
II subdivisions). Today it is replaced by
LisboaLisboa is one of the 7 NUTS II regions of Portugal. Prior to 2002 the region was referred as Lisboa e Vale do Tejo. It has two different NUTS III subregions - Grande Lisboa and Península de Setúbal...
region.
It had 3,447,173 inhabitants (2001), and its area was 11,930 km².
Sub-regions
The region includes five sub-regions (
NUTSThe Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics is a geocode standard for referencing the subdivisions of countries for statistical purposes. The standard is developed and regulated by the European Union, and thus only covers the member states of the EU in detail...
III subdivisions):
- Grande Lisboa
Grande Lisboa is a Portuguese NUTS III subregion integrated in the Lisboa Region. It includes the capital city of Portugal - Lisbon . It is the main economical subregion of the country. It covers 1,376 km² and is the most populated and densely populated Portuguese subregion...
- Lezíria do Tejo
Lezíria do Tejo is a Portuguese NUTS III subregion, part of Alentejo NUTS II region.Lezíria do Tejo, formerly belonging to the extinct Lisboa e Vale do Tejo region , has its main urban center in the city of Santarém and almost coincides with the traditional region of Ribatejo.Area: 4007 km²...
- Médio Tejo
Médio Tejo is a NUTS3 subregion of the Centro Region, in Portugal. Médio Tejo is also one of Portugal urban communities . The capital city and its most important city is Tomar....
- Oeste
Oeste, is a NUTS 3 sub-region of the NUTS 2 region of Portugal named Centro. The sub-region is coterminous with the Comunidade Intermunicipal do Oeste of the same name...
- Península de Setúbal
The Península de Setúbal is a NUTS III subdivision of Lisbon Region , in Portugal. The subregion's administrative center is Setúbal, and the largest cities are Almada and Setubal.Area: 1,729 km²...
Since 2002, the subregion
Lezíria do TejoLezíria do Tejo is a Portuguese NUTS III subregion, part of Alentejo NUTS II region.Lezíria do Tejo, formerly belonging to the extinct Lisboa e Vale do Tejo region , has its main urban center in the city of Santarém and almost coincides with the traditional region of Ribatejo.Area: 4007 km²...
was reinstated to the
AlentejoAlentejo is a south-central region of Portugal. Its name's origin, "Além-Tejo", literally translates to "Beyond the Tagus" or "Across the Tagus". The region is separated from the rest of Portugal by the Tagus river, and extends to the south where it borders the Algarve...
region and the
Médio TejoMédio Tejo is a NUTS3 subregion of the Centro Region, in Portugal. Médio Tejo is also one of Portugal urban communities . The capital city and its most important city is Tomar....
and
OesteOeste, is a NUTS 3 sub-region of the NUTS 2 region of Portugal named Centro. The sub-region is coterminous with the Comunidade Intermunicipal do Oeste of the same name...
were reinstated to the Centro region. The region changed the name from
Lisboa e Vale do Tejo to
LisboaLisboa is one of the 7 NUTS II regions of Portugal. Prior to 2002 the region was referred as Lisboa e Vale do Tejo. It has two different NUTS III subregions - Grande Lisboa and Península de Setúbal...
, its current designation.
Other subdivisions
The five subregions together contain 51
municipalityIn Portugal, municipality or concelho is the most stable subdivision of Portugal since the foundation of the country. A list of the current municipalities can be found in: list of municipalities of Portugal....
, which have a combined total of 525 parishes.
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