Setúbal

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Template:Infobox Municipality pt Setúbal (pron. IPA /Template:IPA/ or /Template:IPA/) is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 172.0 km² and a total population of 118,696 inhabitants.

The municipality is composed of 8 parishes, and is located in the district of Setúbal.

The present Mayor is Carlos Manuel Sousa, elected by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition.

The municipal holiday is September 15.

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Parishes

Gâmbia-Pontes-Alto da Guerra
Sado
São Lourenço
São Simão
Setúbal (Nossa Senhora da Anunciada)
Setúbal (Santa Maria da Graça)
Setúbal (São Julião)
Setúbal (São Sebastião)

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City info

The seat of the municipality is the city of Setúbal, located on the northern bank of the Sado river estuary approximately 40 Km south of Portugal's capital, Lisboa (Lisbon). It is also the seat of the district of Setúbal. In the beginning of the 20th century, Setúbal was an important center for Portugal's fishing industry, sardines in particular. None of the many factories operate today. Although its industrial life is in decline, tourism is seen as the big opportunity for the future since the nearby coast of Arrábida, a natural park, offers beautiful beaches and unspoilt nature. A colony of dolphins lives in the Sado River, and across the river from Setúbal lies the peninsula of Tróia, where several high-rise luxury resorts were built and abandoned after the realization they were being constructed on sinking, unstable land. As of 2005, a new luxury resort is planned to replace today's Tróia.

Setúbal is the birthplace of the world famous football coach José Mourinho, Portuguese satirical poet Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage, as well as the classical singer Luisa Todi.

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