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Porto Metropolitan Area ((ポルトガル語:Área Metropolitana do Porto)) is a metropolitan area in coastal northern Portugal which covers 17 municipalities, including the City of Porto, making up the second biggest urban area in the country. Porto Metropolitan Area was created in 1991.〔Fernanda Paula Oliveira (2009), 〕 It is a union of metropolitan municipalities, comprising both former Grande Porto Subregion (9 municipalities) and Entre Douro e Vouga Subregion (5 municipalities) which were two NUTS III subdivisions as well as parts of Ave Subregion and Tâmega Subregion. The population in 2011 was 1,762,524〔(Instituto Nacional de Estatística )〕 in an area of 2,040.31 km².〔(Direção-Geral do Território )〕 Currently the most populous municipality is Vila Nova de Gaia, which is located on the South side of the Douro River, on the opposite side of Porto. ==History== The original ''Metropolitan Area of Porto'' was constituted by nine municipalities: Porto (the capital), Espinho, Gondomar, Maia, Matosinhos, Póvoa de Varzim, Vila Nova de Gaia, Valongo, and Vila do Conde. The process of enlargement: *Arouca (joined 08/01/2005) *Oliveira de Azeméis (joined 01/09/2008) *Paredes (joined 12/09/2013) *São João da Madeira (joined 08/01/2005) *Santa Maria da Feira (joined 08/01/2005) *Santo Tirso (joined 08/01/2005) *Trofa (joined (08/01/2005) *Vale de Cambra (joined (01/09/2008) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Metropolitan Area of Porto」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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