The Greater Metropolitan Area of Viseu (Portuguese:Grande Área Metropolitana de Viseu) is an administrative division in Portugal. It has 21 municipalities (largest to smallest in number of inhabitants): Viseu, Tondela, Seia, Mangualde, São Pedro do Sul, Castro Daire, Gouveia, Nelas, Sátão, Santa Comba Dão, Vouzela, Moimenta da Beira, Oliveira de Frades, Carregal do Sal, Penalva do Castelo, Tarouca, Aguiar da Beira, Sernancelhe, Vila Nova de Paiva, Fornos de Algodres and Penedono. Viseu is the capital. By the 2001 census, its population was 354,162 inhabitants.
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