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 a pioneer in the development of a regional strategic plan to assist the growth of the economic, social and cultural institutions. The Plano Integrado para o Desenvolvimento para o Distrito de Setúbal which was elaborated in the 1980s by the Associação de Municípios do Distrito de Setúbal, constituted the first development plan for the district, and envisioned a series of measures that were essential for the ambitious plans of its inhabitants.
In 2000, under the initiatives of the Association of Municipalities, established a formal Strategic Plan for Development, or PEDEPES, with the slogan Mais Desenvolvimento, melhor Futuro. A formal presentation occurred in December 2004, resulting from diagonistic phases and objectives, that presented 132 concrete measures based on the Strategic Plan. The development of the PEDEPES involved the participation and consensus of 239 entities in and the Strategic plan continues to be a fundamental instrument in the regional intervention process.

Municipalities

The subregion of the Peninsula of Setúbal comprises nine municipalities extending from the southern margin and mouth of the Tagus into the interior, and southern coast. They include:

Urban centres

Although the cities of Portugal have no political stature, for social and economic purposes they form as distinct centres of urban activity. The region of the Peninsula of Setúbal include several large centres, including Almada, Setúbal, Amora, Barreiro, Seixal, Montijo and Costa da Caparica, in addition to the larger towns of Sesimbra, Moita, Palmela, Alcochete, Corroios, Pinhal Novo, Monte da Caparica, Charneca da Caparica, Trafaria, Lavradio and Baixa da Banheira.