Lisbon Region is one of the seven NUTS II designated regions of Portugal, which coincides with the NUTS III subregion Lisbon Metropolitan Area. The region covers an area of 3001.95 km2 and includes a population of 2,815,851 inhabitants according to the 2011 census, a density of 1039 inhabitants/km2.
The port of Lisbon, the terminus of activities in the Region of Lisboa, that extends into Tagus estuary
The Lisbon Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan area in Portugal centered on Lisbon, the capital and largest city of the country. The metropolitan area, covering 18 municipalities is the largest urban area in the country and the 10th largest in the European Union, with a population in 2015 of 2,812,678 in an area of 3,015.24 km².
Image: Lisboa, Portugal panoramio (31) (cropped)
Image: Praça Marques de Pombal, Lisboa (cropped)
Image: 24.4.14 Modern Lisbon 04 (14011836262) (cropped)
Image: Parque das Nações 31 (cropped)