Grande Porto

Map showing the location of the Grande Porto subregion

Grande Porto or Greater Porto is a Portuguese NUTS3 subregion, integrating the NUTS2 region of Norte, in Portugal.

It corresponds to 11 municipalities out of 16, the other 5 in Entre Douro e Vouga Subregion that constitute the larger Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto, centered in the city of Porto. With a population of 2,181,805 inhabitants (INE 2011^[1]) and an area of 817 km². Highly industrialized, it is along with the neighbouring subregions the main source of the Portuguese exports and home to one of the busiest Portuguese harbours, located in Leixões. Grande Porto serves as the commercial, educational, cultural and economical centre of northern Portugal.

It covers an area of 817 km² for a density of 2056 hab/km²

Municipalities

It is formed by 11 municipalities, on both sides of the Douro River.

• Espinho
• Gondomar
• Maia
• Matosinhos
• Porto
• Póvoa de Varzim
• Trofa (recently joined Grande Porto)
• Santo Tirso (recently joined)
• Valongo
• Vila do Conde
• Vila Nova de Gaia

All of the above municipalities are cities. Only Espinho and Gaia are located south of Douro River.

Douro River at Grande Porto, Portugal's second most populated subregion

The conurbation, which includes the municipalities of Porto (pop. 240,000), Vila Nova de Gaia (pop. 330,000) and Matosinhos (pop. 175,000), are amongst the biggest urban centres in Portugal, although the subregion is considered a Metropolitan Area with a population of over a million.

Transport

The subregion is served by an international airport: Porto/ Pedras Rubras / Maia (OPO), a harbour(Leixões/ Matosinhos), underground (Subway), intercity trains and a large network of highways and motorways. The industry is located in a crown around the city of Porto.

References

Statistical divisions of Portugal
Norte Region	Metropolitan areas Porto Intermunicipal communities Alto Minho Alto Tâmega Ave Cávado Douro Tâmega e Sousa Terras de Trás-os-Montes
Centro Region	Intermunicipal communities Beira Baixa Beiras e Serra da Estrela Médio Tejo Oeste Região de Aveiro Região de Coimbra Região de Leiria Viseu Dão Lafões
Lisboa Region	Metropolitan areas Lisbon
Alentejo Region	Intermunicipal communities Alentejo Litoral Alentejo Central Alto Alentejo Baixo Alentejo Lezíria do Tejo
Algarve Region	Intermunicipal communities Algarve
Autonomous Regions	Azores Madeira
All these divisions are further subdivided into municipalities and parishes.

Coordinates: 41°09′00″N 8°38′00″W / 41.1500°N 8.6333°W / 41.1500; -8.6333