Oeste e Vale do Tejo

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Oeste e Vale do Tejo
Region
Torres Vedras, Castelo.jpg
Torres Vedras, the largest town in the region
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CountryPortugal
Region Continental Portugal
Area
[1]
 • Total
9,201 km2 (3,553 sq mi)
Population
 (2024) [2]
 • Total
852,583
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
GDP
[3] [4]
 • Total€16.560 billion (2023)
 • Per capita (PPS)€19,603 (2023)
Time zone UTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+1 (WEST)
NUTS PT1D

Oeste e Vale do Tejo (in English: West and Tagus Valley) is a subdivision of Portugal as defined by the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). It is one of the nine classified NUTS-2 statistical regions of Portugal. It is located in the center of Continental Portugal, and encompasses an area of 9,201 km2 (3,553 sq mi). The region is situated in the Tejo River valley, which gives part of its name. It is bordered by the Centro region to the north, Greater Lisbon to the southwest, Setubal to the south, Alentejo to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The region was created in 2024 from parts of the Centro and Alentejo regions, and incorporates 34 municipalities across three intermunicipal communities.

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Classification

The country of Portugal is organized into 18 districts and 21 intermunicipal communities for administrative purposes. [5] [6] The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) organizes the country into nine broader level sub-divisions. [7] [8] These are classified as a NUTS-2 statistical regions of Portugal, and incorporate one or more intermunicipal communities within it. [9] [10] These communities form the NUTS-3 territorial units under them. [6]

Geography

Oeste e Vale do Tejo forms the central part of the Continental Portugal, encompassing an area of 9,201 km2 (3,553 sq mi) (roughly 10% of the land area of Portugal). [1] The region was created in 2024 from parts of the Centro and Alentejo regions. [11] The region is located in Western Europe, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west. [12] The region has a coastline of 127 km (79 mi), which is roughly 11% of the country's coastline. [1] It is bordered by the Centro region to the north, Greater Lisbon to the southwest, Setubal to the south, Alentejo to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. [9] [13] [14] The terrain is mostly flat with a maximum altitude of 677 m (2,221 ft). The region is situated in the Tejo river valley, which gives part of its name. [1]

Sub-divisions

The region incorporates three intermunicipal communities – Oeste, Médio Tejo, and Lezíria do Tejo. [9] These communities are further divided into 34 municipalities. [15]

Demographics and economy

With a population of 852,583 inhabitants, the region is the third least populated of the seven regions in Continental Portugal. [2] The population is largely rural. [14] [16] The population consists of 410,180 males and 442,403 females. The employment rate was 72.9% among the eligible age group of 16 to 64 years. [1] In 2023, the region had a GDP of 16.56 billion Euros, roughly contributing 6.2% of the total GDP of the country. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Oeste e Vale do Tejo statistics". Statistics Portugal . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Population on 1 January by NUTS 2 region". Eurostat . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "EU regions by GDP". Eurostat . Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "GDP per capita in EU regions". Eurostat . Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Divisões Administrativas de Portugal: Um olhar pela diversidade da divisão territorial portuguesa" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Law nr. 75/2013" (pdf). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) . Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "NUTS classification". Eurostat . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Regions in the European Union: Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics" (PDF). European Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  9. 1 2 3 "NUTS regions". Eurostat . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2066 of 21 November 2016 amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS)". EUR-Lex. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  11. ↑ Corp, Bild. "NUT II: Bruxelas aprovou a nova NUT II do Oeste e Vale do Tejo". Antenalivre (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Portugal". CIA World fact book. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  13. ↑ "NUTS Maps: Portugal". Eurostat . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  14. 1 2 "Portugal". Eurostat . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "População residente (N.º) por Local de residência (NUTS - 2013), Sexo e Grupo etário (Por ciclos de vida); Anual". Statistics Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  16. ↑ "NUTS Maps: Portugal L3 regions". Eurostat . Retrieved 1 June 2024.

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