Back Gran Aria Metropolitana de Porto AN بورتو الكبرى Arabic Gran Área Metropolitana de Porto AST Metropolregion Porto German Metropola Areo de Porto EO Gran Área Metropolitana de Oporto Spanish Aire métropolitaine de Porto French Área Metropolitana do Porto Polish Área Metropolitana do Porto Portuguese Большой Порту Russian
Porto Metropolitan Area
Área Metropolitana do Porto | |
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| Core city | Porto |
| Municipalities | Arouca, 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 Gaia and Vila do Conde. |
| Government | |
| • President | Eduardo Vítor Rodrigues (PS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,040.31 km2 (787.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,737,395[1] |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €43.127 billion (2023) |
| • Per capita | €24,075 (2023) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.835[4] very high · 2nd |
| Website | Official website |
The Porto Metropolitan Area (Portuguese: Área Metropolitana do Porto; abbreviated as AMP) is a metropolitan area in northern Portugal centered on the City of Porto, Portugal's second largest city.[5] The metropolitan area, covering 17 municipalities, is the second largest urban area in the country and one 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 a very high HDI (Human Development Index) and a GDP above the European average.[4] Porto has been Portugal's largest manufacturing region since the Industrial Revolution and is home to many of the country's largest corporations.
It is chaired by Eduardo Vítor Rodrigues (PS).
- ^ a b INE (2021). "Censos 2021".
- ^ "Produto interno bruto (B.1*g) a preços correntes (Base 2021 - €) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024); Anual". www.ine.pt. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Produto interno bruto (B.1*g) por habitante a preços correntes (Base 2021 - €) por Localização geográfica (NUTS - 2024); Anual". www.ine.pt. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ Fernanda Paula Oliveira (2009), The Evolution and Regulation of the Metropolitan Areas in Portugal at the Internet Archive PDF (677 kB)
- ^ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística