Grande Porto Subregion - Municipalities

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 (aka Gaia)

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

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.