Lisbon District

Lisbon District
District
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Coordinates: 38°42′N 9°11′W / 38.700°N 9.183°W / 38.700; -9.183
Country	Portugal
Region	Lisbon (partly Alentejo Region)
Historical province	Estremadura Province (partly Ribatejo Province)
No. of municipalities	16
No. of parishes	134
Capital	Lisbon
Area
• Total	2,800 km2 (1,100 sq mi)
Population
• Total	2,135,992
• Density	760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	PT-11
No. of parliamentary representatives	48

Lisbon District (Portuguese: Distrito de Lisboa, pronounced [diʃˈtɾitu ðɨ liʒˈβoɐ] ^ⓘ) is a district located along the western coast of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Lisbon, which is also the national capital. From its creation in 1835^{[citation needed]} until 1926, it included the area of the current Setúbal District.^[1]