Área Metropolitana de Lisboa

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 km² 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
Lisboa 84.6 km² 564,657 6,674.4/km²
The rest of Grande Lisboa 1,005.3 km² 1,382,604 1,375.3/km²
Amadora 23.8 km² 175,872 7,389.6/km²
Azambuja 261.6 km² 20,844 79.67/km²
Cascais 92.2 km² 170,683 1,756.0/km²
Loures 169.0 km² 199,059 1,177.9/km²
Odivelas 26.6 km² 133,847 5,031.8/km²
Oeiras 45.8 km² 162,128 3,539.9/km²
Sintra 319.4 km² 363,749 1,138.9/km²
Vila Franca de Xira 323.5 km² 122,908 379.9/km²
in '\Oeste' 291.5 km² 54,358 186.5/km²
Mafra 291.5 km² 54,358 186.5/km²
Península de Setúbal 1,581.0 km² 714,589 452.0/km²
Alcochete 133.0 km² 13,010 98.0/km²
Almada 70.0 km² 160,825 2291.0/km²
Barreiro 32.0 km² 79,012 2,469.1/km²
Moita 54.6 km² 67,449 1,235.3/km²
Montijo 340.5 km² 39,168 340.5/km²
Palmela 465.9 km² 53,353 465.9/km²
Seixal 95.7 km² 150,271 1,570.2/km²
Sesimbra 195.7 km² 37,567 192.0/km²
Setúbal 193.6 km² 113,934 588.5/km²
Total 3,219 km² 2,661,850 898.5/km²






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