Lisboa e Vale do Tejo (; ) was one of the five

regions of Portugal Portugal is a unitary state with delegated authority to three levels of local government that cover the entire country: * 2 autonomous regions (Azores and Madeira), and in Continental Portugal: 2 metropolitan areas, and 21 intermunicipal c ...

( NUTS II subdivisions). Today two of the subregions are in the new

Lisboa Region Lisbon Region () is one of the seven NUTS II designated regions of Portugal, which coincides with the NUTS III subregion Lisbon metropolitan area, Lisbon Metropolitan Area. The region covers an area of 3001.95 km2 (the smallest region on main ...

, two in the Centro Region and one in the Alentejo Region. The region still exists as the area of intervention of the CDDR planning region. It had 3,447,173 inhabitants (2001), and its area was 11,930 km².

NUTS II region and area of intervention of the CCDR-LVT

"Despite the territorial configuration for statistical purposes (National Statistical System in Portugal), in force since 2007, matching the NUTS II the Lisbon, Region Greater Lisbon (AML) - composed only NUTSIII Greater Lisbon and Setúbal Peninsula - the area of intervention of the CCDRLVT - Steering Committee and Regional Development, abbreviated to CCDR - (the Lisbon and the Tagus Valley), continues to be composed of 5 NUTSIII (Sub-regions: Greater Lisbon, Setúbal Peninsula, Middle Tagus, and Lezíria West Coast). For the Regional Funds, management responsibilities under the policy of the European Union in Portugal, this regions it's the region of Lisbon that consists of Grande Lisboa and Península de Setúbal, for regional planning (Run, monitor and evaluate, at regional level, policies on environment, nature conservation, land management and city) the region is called Lisbon and the Tagus Valley (LVT), composed by 5 NUTSIII (Sub-regions: Greater Lisbon, Setúbal Peninsula, Middle Tagus, and Lezíria West Coast)." ( Talk:Lisboa Region)

Sub-regions

The region includes five sub-regions ( NUTS III subdivisions): *

Grande Lisboa Grande Lisboa () or Greater Lisbon is a Portuguese NUTS II and III region and subregion. It was previously only a NUTS III subregion integrated in the Lisboa Region and, previously, in the Lisboa e Vale do Tejo until it was abolished at the J ...

* Lezíria do Tejo * Oeste *

Península de Setúbal The Península de Setúbal (; ) is a NUTS II subdivision of Portugal. Comprising several municipalities and urban centres, the subregion's capital is Setúbal, and includes several other cities including Almada. History The region of Setúbal was ...

About NUTS II only: since 2002, the subregion Lezíria do Tejo was reinstated to the Alentejo Region and Oeste were reinstated to the Centro Region. The region changed the name from Lisboa e Vale do Tejo to

Lisboa Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainlan ...

, its current designation.

Other subdivisions

The five subregions together contain 51

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, which have a combined total of 525 parishes.

External links

Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo
— Coordination Commission of Lisbon and Tagus Valley Region Regions of Portugal Geography of Lisbon History of Lisbon {{Portugal-poli-stub