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Setúbal (district)

Map showing Setúbal Province in Portugal

Setúbal is a district situated in the south of Portugal. It is delimited by the districts of Lisboa and Santarém on the north, the district of Évora on the east, the district of Beja on the south and the Atlantic Ocean on the west. It has an area of 5064 km² and had 788 459 resident people (as in 2001). Its capital is Setúbal. Most of the following municipalities will be incorporated in the Metropolitan Area of Lisboa and Tagus Valley, to be created soon; only Alcácer do Sal, Santiago do Cacém and Sines will be tranfered to the Atlantic Alentejo. It is formed by the following municipalities:


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