Setúbal Peninsula
The Setúbal Peninsula is a region in Estremadura, Portugal, across the River Tagus from Greater Lisbon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Setúbal and Almada.
Setúbal
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Setúbal is a city in Estremadura, Portugal, on the northern bank of the Sado River estuary. The city is connected with the nearby Arrábida hills natural park, which offers an unspoiled nature and beautiful beaches on the Atlantic Ocean.
Almada
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Almada is a city of 174,000 people on the Setúbal Peninsula in the Estremadura region on the south bank of the Tagus river, just across from Lisbon.
Barreiro
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Barreiro is a city and municipality on Portugal's Setúbal Peninsula. The city lies on the River Tagus across from Lisbon.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Seixal and Palmela.
Seixal
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Seixal is a city of about 185,000 people near the Tagus River on the Setúbal Peninsula in Estremadura, Portugal.
Palmela
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Palmela is a town and municipality in Portugal. As of 2011, the population was 62,831, covering an area of 465.12 km². The municipality is located in the Lisboa Region and Setúbal District, about 25 km south of Lisbon.
Montijo
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Montijo is a city and municipality in Setúbal District in Portugal. Its name was Aldeia Galega do Ribatejo or simply Aldeia Galega until 1930. The population in 2021 was 55,732, in an area of 348.62 km2.
Alcochete
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Alcochete is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 17,569, in an area of 128.36 km². The municipality is composed of three parishes and is located in Setúbal District.
Sesimbra
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Sesimbra is a fishing town and municipality on Portugal's Setúbal Peninsula. It has several popular beaches due to its location on Setúbal Bay at the mouth of the River Sado.
Setúbal Peninsula
- Type: subregion of Portugal
- Description: peninsula, future region and subregion of Portugal
- Also known as: “Península de Setúbal”, “Peninsula de Setubal Region”, and “Península de Setúbal Subregion”
- Location: Estremadura, Tagus Valley, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude of center
38.5243° or 38° 31′ 28″ northLongitude of center
-8.8926° or 8° 53′ 33″ westWikidata ID
Q1503171
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Setúbal Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شبه جزيرة شطوبر”
- Arabic: “منطقة فرعية شبه جزيرة شطوبر”
- Basque: “Peninsula de Setubal”
- Basque: “Península de Setúbal”
- Catalan: “Península de Setúbal”
- Chinese: “塞图巴尔半岛”
- Chinese: “塞圖巴爾半島”
- Dutch: “Península de Setúbal Subregion”
- Esperanto: “Duoninsulo de Setúbal”
- Finnish: “Península de Setúbal”
- Finnish: “Setúbalin niemimaa”
- French: “Península de Setúbal”
- French: “Peninsule de Setubal”
- French: “Péninsule de Setúbal”
- Galician: “Península de Setúbal”
- Georgian: “სეტუბალის ნახევარკუნძული”
- German: “Península de Setúbal”
- Italian: “penisola di Setúbal”
- Italian: “Penisola di Setúbal”
- Japanese: “セトゥーバル半島圏”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Peninsula de Setóbal”
- Portuguese: “Península de Setúbal”
- Russian: “Полуостров Сетубал”
- Slovenian: “Península de Setúbal”
- Spanish: “Peninsula de Setubal”
- Spanish: “Peninsula de Setúbal”
- Spanish: “Península de Setubal”
- Spanish: “Península de Setúbal”
- Turkish: “Península de Setúbal”
- Turkish: “Setubal Yarımadası”
- Turkish: “Setúbal Yarımadası”
- Ukrainian: “Півострів Сетубал”
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