Setúbal Municipality
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Setúbal Municipality is located in Setúbal District. The main city is Setúbal
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The municipality of Setúbal is composed of 8 parishes, and is the seat of the Setúbal District on the subregion of Península de Setúbal
. It is located on the northern bank of the Sado River
estuary
, approximately 40 km south of Portugal's capital, Lisbon
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Setúbal
Setúbal is the main city in Setúbal Municipality in Portugal with a total area of 172.0 km² and a total population of 118,696 inhabitants in the municipality. The city proper has 89,303 inhabitants....
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The municipality of Setúbal is composed of 8 parishes, and is the seat of the Setúbal District on the subregion of Península de Setúbal
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 Setúbal.It takes its name from the Setúbal Peninsula.Area: 1,729 km²...
. It is located on the northern bank of the Sado River
Sado River
The Sado River is a river in Southern Portugal, and is one of the major rivers in the country. It flows in a South/North direction through 175 km from its springs in the Caldeirão hills before entering the Atlantic Ocean in an estuary in the city of Setúbal.In Setúbal, its estuary is famous...
estuary
Estuary
An estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea....
, approximately 40 km south of Portugal's capital, Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
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Demographics
| Population of Setúbal (1801–2008) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | 1849 | 1900 | 1930 | 1960 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2004 | 2008 |
| 15,442 | 15,060 | 35,990 | 50,456 | 56,344 | 98,366 | 103,634 | 113,934 | 120,117 | 124,555 |
Parishes
- Gâmbia - Pontes - Alto da GuerraGâmbia - Pontes - Alto da GuerraGâmbia – Pontes – Alto da Guerra is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Setúbal. It has a population of 4,076 inhabitants and a total area of 32.87 km²....
- Sado
- São Lourenço
- São Simão
- Nossa Senhora da Anunciada
- Santa Maria da Graça
- São Julião
- São Sebastião