Region of Lisboa

Region of Lisboa
Basic data
Country	Portugal
population	2,821,876 (2013)
Population density	935.9 inhabitants per km²
surface	3,015.24 km²
Subregions	1
Circles	18th
Communities	118
ISO-3166-2 code	PT-17

The Região de Lisboa ( German  Region Lisbon ) is a Portuguese region made up of parts of the districts of Lisbon and Setúbal . In the north it borders on the Região Centro , in the northeast, east and south on the Alentejo and in the south and west on the Atlantic . The region covers an area of ​​3,001 km² and has 2,815,851 inhabitants (2013).

This region was established in 2002 when the Lisboa e Vale do Tejo region was divided. The subregions Oeste and Médio Tejo were assigned to the Região Centro and the subregion Lezíria do Tejo to the Alentejo . The Região de Lisboa is identical to the Lisbon metropolitan area .

The Região de Lisboa consists of 18 districts.

Largest communities

(according to 2001 census)

local community	Residents
Lisbon	556.797
Amadora	174,788
Setubal	113,480
Queluz	89,245
Agualva-Cacém	81,366
Loures	66,600
Algueirão-Mem Martins	63,373
Odivelas	53,641
Barreiro	53.101
Amora (Seixal)	50,571
Corroios	46,576
Rio de Mouro	46.402
São Domingos de Rana	43,577
Sesimbra	36,839
Almada	34,942
Oeiras e São Julião da Barra	34,139
Cascais	32,972
Alcabideche	31,486

economy

The Lisbon region is by far the wealthiest in Portugal . In comparison with the GDP of the EU, expressed in purchasing power standards, the Lisbon region achieved an index of 104.3 (EU-25: 100) ( 2003 ), which is slightly above the EU average. In 2017 the unemployment rate was 9.5%.

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1. ↑ Eurostat News Release 63/2006: Regional GDP per inhabitant in the EU 25 ( GDP per inhabitant in 2003 ranged from 33% of the EU25 average in Lubelskie to 278% in Inner London ( Memento of March 12, 2007 in the Internet Archive ))
2. ↑ Unemployment rate, by NUTS 2 regions. Retrieved November 5, 2018 .