| Lisabon (Lisboa)
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| Capital
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| Official name: Concelho de Lisboa
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| Name origin: lisboa, Portuguese derivative of the Phoenician Allis Ubbo for safe harbour; Latin Ulyssippo after Ulysses; and/or Roman Olissipona, for the name of the Tagus
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| Nickname: A Cidade das Sete Colinas (The City of Seven Hills), Rainha do Mar (Queen of the Sea)
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| Country
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 Portugal
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| Region
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Lisboa
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| Subregion
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Greater Lisbon
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| District
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Lisbon
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| Municipality
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Lisbon
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| River
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Tagus River
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| Location
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Lisbon
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| - elevation
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2 m (7 ft)
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| Highest point
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227 m
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| - location
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Serra de Monsanto, Benfica, Lisbon
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| - elevation
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199 m (653 ft)
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| Lowest point
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Sea level
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Atlantic Ocean
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| - elevation
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0 m (0 ft)
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| Area
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84.8 km2 (33 sq mi)
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| - urban
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958 km2 (370 sq mi)
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| - metro
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2,957 km2 (1,142 sq mi)
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| Density
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Cithakan:Geobox2 unit/area density
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| - City
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c. 1256
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| LAU
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Concelho/Câmara Municipal
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| - location
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Praça do Município, Lisbon, Grande Lisboa
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| - elevation
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33 m (108 ft)
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| Municipal Chair
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Maria Simonetta Bianchi Aires de Carvalho Luz Afonso (PS)
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Location of the municipality of Lisbon in Portugal
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| Wikimedia Commons: Lisbon
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| Website: http://www.cm-lisboa.pt/
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Portugal
