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Porto Metropolitan Area
Área Metropolitana do Porto
Clockwise:Liberdade Square;Congregados Church;high-rises onAvenida da Boavista;view ofVila Nova de Gaia;Port of LeixõesinMatosinhos;aerial view of the Porto Metropolitan Area; view of central Porto.
Core cityPorto
MunicipalitiesArouca,Espinho,Gondomar,Maia,Matosinhos,Oliveira de Azeméis,Paredes,Porto,Póvoa de Varzim,Santa Maria da Feira,Santo Tirso,São João da Madeira,Trofa,Vale de Cambra,Valongo,Vila Nova de GaiaandVila do Conde.
Government
• PresidentEduardo Vítor Rodrigues(PS)
Area
• Total2,040.31 km2(787.77 sq mi)
Population
(2018)
• Total1,737,395[1]
GDP
[2][3]
• Total€39.179 billion (2022)
• Per capita€22,603 (2022)
HDI(2017)0.835[4]
very high·2nd
WebsiteOfficial website

ThePorto Metropolitan Area(Portuguese:Área Metropolitana do Porto;abbreviated asAMP) is ametropolitan areain northernPortugalcentered on theCity of Porto,Portugal's second largest city.[5]The metropolitan area, covering 17municipalities,is the second largesturban areain the country andone of the largest in the European Union,with a population in 2021 of 1,737,395[1]in an area of 2,040.31 km².[6][7]

The Porto Metropolitan Area is a major economic engine in Portugal, with avery high HDI(Human Development Index) and a GDP above the European average.[4]Porto has been Portugal's largest manufacturing region since theIndustrial Revolutionand is home to many of the country's largest corporations.

It is chaired byEduardo Vítor Rodrigues(PS).

History[edit]

The originalMetropolitan Area of Portowas constituted by nine municipalities:Porto(the capital),Espinho,Gondomar,Maia,Matosinhos,Póvoa de Varzim,Vila Nova de Gaia,Valongo,andVila do Conde. The process of enlargement:

Government[edit]

The headquarters of the metropolitan area are located in Avenida dos Aliados.

The metropolitan area is governed by theJunta Metropolitana do Porto(JMP), headquartered in Avenida dos Aliados, in downtown Porto under the presidency ofHermínio Loureiro,also the mayor ofOliveira de Azeméismunicipality, since the Municipal Elections held in 2013, when he succeededRui Rio,mayor ofPorto.

TheAssembleia Metropolitana do Porto(Porto Metropolitan Assembly) is composed of 43 MPs, thePSDparty has 20 seats, thePS16, theCDS3,CDU3 and theBE,one.

Although the government has halted the intention of creating new metropolitan areas and urban communities, it is keen to ensure greater autonomy to Porto and Lisbon metropolitan areas.

Urban areas and agglomeration[edit]

PortoandVila Nova de Gaia

The Porto metropolitan area is the second largestmetropolitan areaof Portugal, with about 1.7 million people. It groups the largerPorto Urban Area,the second largest in the country, assembled by the municipalities of Porto, Matosinhos, Vila Nova de Gaia, Gondomar, Valongo and Maia. It also includes three smaller urban areas: Póvoa de Varzim-Vila do Conde, Trofa-Santo Tirso and Santa Maria da Feira-São João da Madeira-Oliveira de Azeméis.[8]

The urban-metropolitan agglomeration known asPorto Metropolitan Archis a regional urban system of polycentric nature that encompasses the Porto Metropolitan Area and the sub-regions ofCávado,AveandTâmega e Sousa,including cities such asBragaandGuimarães.[8][9]

Population[edit]

Municipality Area (km²)[6] Population (2011)[7] NUTSIII region
Santo Tirso 136.60 71,530 Área Metropolitana do Porto
Trofa 72.02 38,999 Área Metropolitana do Porto
Arouca 329.11 22,359 Área Metropolitana do Porto
Oliveira de Azeméis 161.10 68,611 Área Metropolitana do Porto
Santa Maria da Feira 215.88 139,312 Área Metropolitana do Porto
São João da Madeira 7.94 21,713 Área Metropolitana do Porto
Vale de Cambra 147.33 22,864 Área Metropolitana do Porto
Espinho 21.06 31,786 Área Metropolitana do Porto
Gondomar 131.86 168,027 Área Metropolitana do Porto
Maia 82.99 135,306 Área Metropolitana do Porto
Matosinhos 62.42 175,478 Área Metropolitana do Porto
Porto 41.42 237,591 Área Metropolitana do Porto
Póvoa de Varzim 82.21 63,408 Área Metropolitana do Porto
Valongo 75.12 93,858 Área Metropolitana do Porto
Vila do Conde 149.03 79,533 Área Metropolitana do Porto
Vila Nova de Gaia 168.46 302,295 Área Metropolitana do Porto
Paredes 156.76 86,854 Área Metropolitana do Porto
Total 2,040.31 km² 1,759,524

Transportation[edit]

Porto Metronetwork reaches seven municipalities of the metropolitan area.

The Metropolitan area is keen to develop its transportation network.Porto Metrois a Rapid transit system that links the municipalities ofPorto,Vila Nova de Gaia,Matosinhos,Gondomar,Maia,Vila do CondeandPóvoa de Varzim.

The Porto/Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport/Pedras Rubras(OPO), between the municipalities of Maia,Matosinhos,andVila do Conde,is also one of its greater investments. It was transformed from an old and obsolete airport to a modern transportation centre, linked toPorto Metro.The JMP is also trying to pressure the government to add aTGVline to linkVigoinGaliciatoPorto Airportin order to make Porto the air traffic centre of the North-WesternIberian Peninsulaand to tighten its historical ties with that Spanish province.

Greater Portois served by a great number ofMotorwayslinking the main central areas of the metropolitan region and the region with other mainPortuguese cities(cidadesportuguesas). Main Harbour:Leixões(Matosinhos). Motorways:

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^abINE (2021)."Censos 2021".
  2. ^"Produto interno bruto (B.1*g) a preços correntes (Base 2016 - €) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2013); Anual".ine.pt.Retrieved3 September2023.
  3. ^"Produto interno bruto (B.1*g) por habitante a preços correntes (Base 2016 - €) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2013); Anual".ine.pt.Retrieved3 September2023.
  4. ^ab"Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab".hdi.globaldatalab.org.Retrieved2018-09-13.
  5. ^Fernanda Paula Oliveira (2009),The Evolution and Regulation of the Metropolitan Areas in Portugalat theInternet ArchivePDF (677 kB)
  6. ^ab"Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país".Archived fromthe originalon 2018-11-05.Retrieved2018-11-05.
  7. ^abInstituto Nacional de Estatística
  8. ^abNORTE 2030 - Estratégia de Desenvolvimento da RegiãoNorte
  9. ^Atlas da Grande Área Metropolitana do Porto

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