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The metropolitan area (Portuguese: área metropolitana) is a type of administrative division in Portugal. Since the 2013 local government reform, there are two metropolitan areas: Lisbon and Porto. [1] The metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto were created in 1991. [2]
The sea surface temperature is higher in the south coast where it varies from 15.5–16 °C (59.9–60.8 °F) in January to 21–23 °C (69.8–73.4 °F) in August, occasionally reaching 25 °C (77 °F); on the west coast the sea surface temperature is around 14–16 °C (57.2–60.8 °F) in winter and 18–20 °C (64–68 °F) in the summer.
Portugal's two metropolitan areas, Lisbon with over 2.8 million inhabitants and Porto with over 1.7 million inhabitants, are the largest agglomerations in the country. In the two metropolitan areas, in addition to the large cities of Lisbon and Porto , there are other cities that together form the metropolitan area.
The subdivisions of Portugal are based on a complicated administrative structure. The second-level administrative division , after the 7 regions and 2 autonomous regions , is 308 municipalities ( concelhos ) which are further subdivided into 3091 civil parishes ( freguesias ).
The nine regions of Portugal are likewise subdivided into 25 subregions (Portuguese: subregiões) that, from 2015, represent the 2 metropolitan areas, the 21 intermunicipal communities and the 2 autonomous regions. Therefore, since the 2013 revision (enforced in 2015), the Portuguese subregions have a statutory and administrative relevance. [6]
This is a list of the municipalities of Portugal. Portugal is divided into 18 districts (Portuguese: distritos) and 2 autonomous regions (regiões autónomas), Azores and Madeira. The districts and autonomous regions are further subdivided into 308 municipalities of Portugal (municípios or concelhos). Usually, a municipality is named after its ...
Torre 1,993 m (6,539 ft) - highest point in continental Portugal; Low: North Atlantic Ocean 0 m; Land boundaries: Spain 1,214 km; Coastline: North Atlantic Ocean 1,793 km; Population of Portugal: 10,617,600 (January 1, 2008) - 88th most populous country; Area of Portugal: 92,345 km 2; Atlas of Portugal; Islands of Portugal
Portugal, [e] officially the Portuguese Republic, [f] is a country in the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe.Featuring the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it shares the longest uninterrupted border in the European Union; to the south and the west is the North Atlantic Ocean; and to the west and southwest lie the ...