List of cities in Portugal

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This is a list of cities in Portugal. In Portugal, a city (Portuguese : cidade) is an honorific term given to locations that meet several criteria, such as having a minimum number of inhabitants, good infrastructure (schools, medical care, cultural and sports facilities), or have a major historical importance. The country's demographic expansion of the 1980s prompted the elevation of several towns to city status and, as of 2018, 159 locations in Portugal are considered a city. [1]

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Overview

In Portugal, the city is not an administrative division, therefore a city generally does not necessarily correspond to a municipality, which is the second-level local government in the country. Some entirely urban municipalities do coincide with cities, such as Lisbon, Porto, Funchal, Amadora, Entroncamento, and São João da Madeira.

The municipality with the most cities is Paredes Municipality, which contains four cities.

Until 1910, a location was proclaimed city by royal charter (carta régia), which happened 25 times to current Portuguese cities (royal charters were also granted to cities of the Portuguese Empire; for example, São Paulo in 1711). During the Portuguese First Republic, the process was transferred to the parliament, which elevated three towns to the category of city. The dictatorial Estado Novo regime proclaimed seven cities on the Portuguese mainland (as well as some more in the colonies), this time by government decree. After the 1974 Carnation Revolution, proclamation of cities returned to parliament and now, Portugal has 156 cities, one of the consequences being that the title no longer holds the prestige it once had.

Eight locations have been always considered cities since Portugal became an independent kingdom (de facto 1128): Braga, Coimbra, Lamego, Porto and Viseu, as well as Évora, Lisbon and Silves, which were annexed at a later date. Guarda was the first city proclaimed as part of the independent kingdom, in 1199.

City designation

In Portugal, a locality can only be called a city if more than 8,000 inhabitants live in the city's urban area. In addition, at least half of the following infrastructure must be present: [2]

Cities being towns

In Portugal there are localities with more than 8,000 inhabitants and with the required infrastructure installed, but not having the designation of "city", but rather as "town", for example:

Towns being cities

Just as there are "cities" being "towns", there are also "towns" being "cities", because they have the required infrastructure in place, but have no more than 8,000 inhabitants or because since the locality received the designation "city" it has lost over the years the 8,000 inhabitants, for example:

Metropolitan Areas

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 Lisbon Metropolitan Area consists of the large city of Lisbon, but also the cities of Amadora, Queluz, Setúbal, Almada, Agualva-Cacém, etc.

The Porto Metropolitan Area is made up of the large city of Porto, but also the cities of Vila Nova de Gaia, Gondomar, Rio Tinto, Póvoa de Varzim, Matosinhos, etc.

Large cities outside metropolitan areas

There are also large cities in Portugal that do not belong to any metropolitan area. These cities are mostly capitals of sub-regions that are not considered metropolitan areas because the population is mainly located in the capital of the sub-region.

The city of Braga is the capital of the sub-region of Cávado.

The city of Funchal is the capital of the autonomous region of Madeira.

The city of Coimbra is the capital of the sub-region Região de Coimbra.

Urban areas

The following list shows the number of inhabitants and the population density of each respective city. Only the inhabitants living in the urban area are counted, not the inhabitants living in the entire municipality.

In the case of large cities like Vila Nova de Gaia, Braga, Coimbra and Setubal, the inhabitants of the entire municipality are not listed, because the municipality does not only include the city, but also other towns and villages around the city, which nevertheless belong to the municipality, but form a separate parish and therefore do not belong to the respective city.

In the case of large cities like Lisbon, Porto, Amadora and Funchal, the inhabitants of the entire municipality are listed because the city spreads over the entire municipality and the respective parishes within the municipality are seen as "neighborhoods".

Cities with an italic font are capitals of subregions, cities with a bold font are capitals of regions. [3]

PositionCityMunicipalityPopulationAreaDensity

per km2

Sub-regionRegion
20112021
1. Lisbon 552,700545,796100.05 km25456.5 Lisbon Metropolitan Area
2. Porto 237,591231,80041.42 km25165.6 Porto Metropolitan Area North
3. Vila Nova de Gaia 186,502188,42156.22 km23351.8 Porto Metropolitan Area North
4. Amadora 175,136171,45423.79 km27195.4 Lisbon Metropolitan Area
5. Braga 136,885146,54361.38 km22351.9 Cávado North
6. Coimbra 105,842106,65594.65 km21054.3 Region of Coimbra Center
7. Funchal 111,541105,59076.15 km21389.2 Madeira
8. Setúbal 98,13198,47051.49 km21755.6 Lisbon Metropolitan Area
9. Almada 96,40485,85113.98 km26309.1 Lisbon Metropolitan Area
10. Agualva-Cacém Sintra 79,80581,00610.42 km27775.4 Lisbon Metropolitan Area
11. Queluz Sintra 75,16973,04729.49 km23398.7 Lisbon Metropolitan Area
12. Rio Tinto Gondomar 64,81565,46915.04 km24353.2 Porto Metropolitan Area North
13. Barreiro 63,35362,86014.92 km24230.5 Lisbon Metropolitan Area
14. Aveiro 60,05862,13081.19 km2716.1 Region of Aveiro Center
15. Viseu 57,97560,57064.85 km2917 Viseu Dão-Lafões Center
16. Odivelas 56,84758,1705.02 km211873.3 Lisbon Metropolitan Area
17. Guimarães 54,09454,75048.19 km2663 Ave North
18. Leiria 50,53354,540108.05 km2633.1 Region of Leiria Center
19. Faro 47,57549,36074.75 km2619.5 Algarve
20. Matosinhos 49,48649,03411.28 km24348.3 Porto Metropolitan Area North
21. Loures 43,12746,24632.82 km2434.4 Lisbon Metropolitan Area
22. Portimão 40,65843,81075.69 km2650.8 Algarve
23. Póvoa de Varzim 40,05341,20629.24 km21699.3 Porto Metropolitan Area North
24. Amora Seixal 40,51341,14027.31 km21807.1 Lisbon Metropolitan Area
25. Maia 40,13440,53410.80 km23753.2 Porto Metropolitan Area North
26. Évora 41,89840,373112.06 km2183.5 Central Alentejo Alentejo
27. Montijo 36,15940,13031.46 km21316.3 Lisbon Metropolitan Area
28. Ponta Delgada 40,66140,05023.41 km21265.3 Azores Azores
29. Santa Maria da Feira 18,19439,57623.52 km2841.4 Porto Metropolitan Area North
30. Ermesinde Valongo 38,86938,5707.65 km25110.4 Porto Metropolitan Area North
31. Viana do Castelo 37,97237,86011.86 km22121.2 High Minho North
32. Vila Nova de Famalicão 34,84335,77011.45 km22028.8 Ave North
33. Castelo Branco 34,27833,450170.26 km2202.4 Low Beira Center
34. Covilhã 34,48131,95025.95 km2702.1 Beiras and Serra da Estrela Center
35. Alverca do Ribatejo Vila Franca de Xira 30,58630,93023.92 km21524.6 Lisbon Metropolitan Area
36. Seixal 29,37329,85024.09 km21893.1 Lisbon Metropolitan Area
37. Santarém 29,77729,79055.46 km2541.3 Lezíria do Tejo Alentejo
38. Figueira da Foz 30,01229,69033.26 km2933 Region of Coimbra Center
39. Vila do Conde 28,63629,3288.94 km23545.7 Porto Metropolitan Area North
40. Póvoa de Santa Iria Vila Franca de Xira 29,34829,1709.16 km24462 Lisbon Metropolitan Area
41. Olhão 28,63028,3109.43 km21506.5 Algarve
42. Caldas da Rainha 27,65227,79059.20 km2514.2 West Center
43. Vila Real 27,73527,37016.39 km21471.1 Douro North
44. Santo Tirso 28,33326,95923.24 km2886.1 Porto Metropolitan Area North
45. Gondomar 27,04726,66947.40 km21797.1 Porto Metropolitan Area North
46. Senhora da Hora Matosinhos 27,74726,0883.80 km25531.3 Porto Metropolitan Area North
47. Valongo 23,56425,53024.10 km21073.9 Porto Metropolitan Area North
48. Guarda 25,99325,18237.66 km2702.2 Beiras and Serra da Estrela Center
49. Sacavém Loures 24,82224,6723.89 km26344.7 Lisbon Metropolitan Area
50. Bragança 23,18622,85135.69 km2635.8 Lands of Trás-os-Montes North
51. São Mamede de Infesta Matosinhos 23,12222,8445.21 km25531.4 Porto Metropolitan Area North
52. Beja 23,25422,26073.77 km2325.9 Low Alentejo Alentejo
53. São João da Madeira 21,71322,1437.94 km22788.9 Porto Metropolitan Area North
54. Albufeira 19,87921,29010.90 km21953.0 Algarve
55. Chaves 22,36321,21033 km2521.4 High Tâmega North
56. Espinho 21,18521,0111.77 km2554.8 Porto Metropolitan Area North
57. Caniço Santa Cruz 20,16320,80012 km22004 Madeira
58. Barcelos 20,57920,72315.19 km2972.6 Cávado North
59. Paredes 19,83420,58621.51 km2957.2 Porto Metropolitan Area North
60. Entroncamento 20,20620,14113.73 km21466.9 Medium Tejo Center
61. Lagos 18,47419,79029.15 km2811.4 Algarve
62. Torres Vedras 17,83719,68062.44 km2444.9 West Center
63. Quarteira Loulé 15,61817,50038.16 km2639.9 Algarve
64. Abrantes 18,45017,19964.47 km2250.3 Medium Tejo Center
65. Trofa 17,38917,09927.48 km2777.8 Porto Metropolitan Area North
66. Ovar 17,16416,98086.40 km2340.6 Region Aveiro Center
67. Vila Franca de Xira 16,12916,270212.86 km286.1 Lisbon Metropolitan Area
68. Fafe 15,70315,4557.97 km21939.2 Ave North
69. Oliveira de Azeméis 15,07115,44925.95 km2796.6 Porto Metropolitan Area North
70. Felgueiras 16,09414,92717.44 km21014.6 Tâmega and Sousa North
71. Loulé 14,90014,890108.90 km2227.1 Algarve
72. Paços de Ferreira 14,48614,5308.31 km21614.6 Tâmega and Sousa North
73. Águeda 14,57114,36036.03 km2380.5 Region of Aveiro Center
74. Elvas 16,64014,324202.70 km271.2 High Alentejo Alentejo
75. Câmara de Lobos 15,22713,9607.62 km22172.7 Madeira
76. Portalegre 15,37413,96023.51 km2609 High Alentejo Alentejo
77. Tomar 15,06513,88230.38 km2557.3 Medium Tejo Center
78. Valbom Gondomar 14,40713,8034.39 km23647.1 Porto Metropolitan Area North
79. Tavira 13,31213,762147.99 km2104.2 Algarve
80. Alfena Valongo 14,39713,67015.70 km2919.6 Porto Metropolitan Area North
81. Peniche 14,82213,3028.34 km21584.1 West Center
82. Gafanha da Nazaré Ílhavo 12,98513,26016.44 km2946 Region of Aveiro Center
83. Costa da Caparica Almada 12,21113,03110.18 km21372.4 Lisbon Metropolitan Area
84. Ribeira Grande 12,66312,59066.55 km2193.3 Azores
85. Sines 12,46312,3385.40 km22285.0 Alentejo Coast Alentejo
86. Torres Novas 12,94112,33061.64 km2261.3 Medium Tejo Center
87. Amarante 12,66012,12015.21 km2760.3 Tâmega and Sousa North
88. Esmoriz Ovar 11,44811,9229.05 km21317.5 Region of Aveiro Center
89. Pombal 12,12511,89097.61 km2172.9 Region of Leiria Center
90.Samora Correia Benavente 11,50211,736321.29 km255.1 Lezíria do Tejo Alentejo
91. Almeirim 11,88111,55269.13 km2178.9 Lezíria do Tejo Alentejo
92. Vila Real de Santo António 11,36011,18061.25 km2191.9 Algarve
93. Lamego 11,19411,07820.20 km2597.6 Douro North
94. Vizela 10,63311,0727.68 km21441.7 Ave North
95. Mirandela 11,57910,91129.78 km2382.9 Lands of Trás-os-Montes North
96. Marinha Grande 10,56010,860138.87 km2232.8 Region of Leiria Center
97. Esposende 9,84410,82417.31 km2708.6 Cávado North
98. Ílhavo 10,50510,64039 km2427.6 Region of Aveiro Center
99. Cartaxo 10,89810,55228.23 km2435.7 Lezíria do Tejo Alentejo
100. Penafiel 10,42010,42022.52 km2696.1 Tâmega and Sousa North
101. Marco de Canaveses 10,33610,39017.49 km2632.8 Tâmega and Sousa North
102. Fátima Ourém 8,88010,26584.97 km2155.4 Medium Tejo Center
103. Freamunde Paços de Ferreira 10,44310,1804.68 km21614.7 Tâmega and Sousa North
104. Machico 11,5059,99017.41 km2564.5 Madeira
105. Mangualde 10,4079,85846.25 km2213.1 Viseu Dão-Lafões Center
106. Lordelo Paredes 10,0259,1069.25 km2984.5 Porto Metropolitan Area North
107. Vendas Novas 9,6819,048222.39 km247.8 Central Alentejo Alentejo
108. Rio Maior 7,9488,69382.94 km2150.9 Lezíria do Tejo Alentejo
109. Albergaria-a-Velha 8,2208,60047 km2235.3 Region of Aveiro Center
110. Tondela 8,8548,57015.75 km2331.1 Viseu Dão-Lafões Center
111. Rebordosa Paredes 9,1068,49611.17 km2760.6 Porto Metropolitan Area North
112. Vila Nova de Santo André Santiago do Cacém 8,7108,22774.32 km2138.7 Alentejo Coast Alentejo
113. Lagoa 8,0808,21020.47 km2436.5 Azores
114. Peso da Régua 9,5308,1459.94 km2895.9 Douro North
115. Angra do Heroísmo 8,6548,05018.02 km2663.5 Azores
116. Lourosa Santa Maria da Feira 8,6368,0035.77 km21387.3 Porto Metropolitan Area North
117. Montemor-o-Novo 8,6817,929419.49 km225.8 Central Alentejo Alentejo
118. Fundão 8,0657,60057.83 km2221.5 Beiras and Serra da Estrela Center
119. Estarreja 7,4927,3909.40 km2786.2 Region of Aveiro Center
120. Ponte de Sor 7,7527,270332.82 km231.5 High Alentejo Alentejo
121. Fiães Santa Maria da Feira 7,9917,0966.40 km21109.0 Porto Metropolitan Area North
122. Moura 8,0166,888287.42 km227.9 Low Alentejo Alentejo
123. Santa Cruz 6,9526,85028.10 km2253.9 Madeira
124. Estremoz 7,4836,79963.9 km2123.4 Central Alentejo Alentejo
125. Vale de Cambra 5,3125,49213.29 km2402.5 Porto Metropolitan Area North
126. Horta 5,5535,1108.48 km2662.1 Azores
127. Santa Comba Dão 3,2793,16027.11 km2162.5 Viseu Dão-Lafões Center

See also

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