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Metropolitan areas in Portugal

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The branches of administration of the metropolitan area are the metropolitan council, the metropolitan executive committee and the strategic board for metropolitan development. The metropolitan council is composed of the presidents of the municipal chambers of the municipalities.

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The legal status of metropolitan area is held only by two:

  • Lisbon metropolitan area (Área Metropolitana de Lisboa)
  • Porto metropolitan area (Área Metropolitana do Porto)

The OECD and Eurostat have identified the following metropolitan areas ("Functional Urban Areas") based on commuting patterns.

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