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Setúbal - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Geography Toggle Geography subsection 1.1 Civil parishes 2 History 3 Culture 4 Demography (municipality) 5 Climate 6 Economy 7 Education 8 Transportation 9 Sports 10 Notable residents and citizens Toggle Notable residents and citizens subsection 10.1 Public Service 10.2 Religion 10.3 The Arts 10.4 Sport 11 International relations 12 Gallery 13 References 14 Bibliography 15 External links Toggle the table of contents Setúbal 71 languages አማርኛ Aragonés العربية مصرى Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Беларуская Български Brezhoneg Català Нохчийн Cebuano Čeština Dansk Deutsch Ελληνικά Esperanto Español Euskara فارسی Suomi Français Galego עברית Hrvatski Magyar Հայերեն Bahasa Indonesia Interlingue Italiano 日本語 한국어 Latina Ladino Lombard Lietuvių Latviešu Македонски Монгол Bahasa Melayu مازِرونی Nederlands Norsk nynorsk Norsk bokmål Novial Occitan Polski پنجابی پښتو Português Română Русский Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Simple English Slovenčina Shqip Српски / srpski Svenska Kiswahili Ślůnski ไทย Türkçe Татарча / tatarça Українська اردو Tiếng Việt Volapük Winaray 吴语 მარგალური 閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gí 中文 Edit links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Switch to legacy parser Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikimedia Commons Wikivoyage Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide Coordinates: 38°31′27.5″N 8°53′33.4″W / 38.524306°N 8.892611°W / 38.524306; -8.892611 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the city. For other uses, see Setúbal (disambiguation). Municipality in Lisbon, Portugal Setúbal Municipality City of Setúbal Clockwise: View of Setúbal from Castelo de São Filipe; Bocage Gardens; Santa Maria da Arrábida Fort; Praça do Bocage; São Julião Church; view of Setúbal from the Sado Estuary. Flag Coat of arms Interactive map of Setúbal Coordinates: 38°31′27.5″N 8°53′33.4″W / 38.524306°N 8.892611°W / 38.524306; -8.892611[[Geographic coordinate system|Coordinates]]: {{#parsoid\u0000fragment:7}}[https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Set%C3%BAbal&params=38_31_27.5_N_8_53_33.4_W_type:adm1st_region:PT_dim:100000 38°31′27.5″N 8°53′33.4″W / 38.524306°N 8.892611°W / 38.524306; -8.892611][[Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas]]"}}'/> Country Portugal Region Lisbon Metropolitan area Lisbon District Setúbal Seat Setúbal Municipal Chamber Parishes 5 Government • President Maria das Dores Meira (Independent) Area • Total 230.33 km2 (88.93 sq mi) Population (2014) • Total 118,166 • Density 513.03/km2 (1,328.7/sq mi) Time zone UTC+00:00 (WET) • Summer (DST) UTC+01:00 (WEST) Local holiday 15 September Website www.mun-setubal.pt Setúbal (/səˈtuːbəl/ sə-TOO-bəl,[1][2] US also /-bɑːl/ -⁠bahl,[3] European Portuguese: [sɨˈtuβal] ⓘ; Proto-Celtic: *Caetobrix), officially the City of Setúbal (Portuguese: Cidade de Setúbal), is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population of the entire municipality in 2014 was 118,166,[4] occupying an area of 230.33 km2 (88.9 sq mi).[5] The city itself had 89,303 inhabitants in 2001.[6] It lies within the Lisbon metropolitan area, about 50 kilometres (31 miles) from Lisbon downtown by road. In the times of Al-Andalus, the city was known as Shaṭūbar (Andalusian Arabic: شَطُوبَر [ʃeˈtˤuːbɑr]), after the old pre-Roman name of Caetobriga. In the 17th century, the port was called Saint Ubes in English,[7] and Saint-Yves in French. The municipal holiday is 15 September, which marks the date in 1765 when Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage was born at three o'clock in the afternoon. However, by that time Setúbal was a village, since only in April 1860 King Pedro V of Portugal officially recognised Setúbal as a city. Geography [edit] Setúbal bay area The city of Setúbal is located on the northern bank of the Sado River estuary, approximately 48 kilometres (30 miles) south of Portugal's capital, Lisbon. It is also the seat of the Setúbal District and formerly in the historic Estremadura Province. In the beginning of the 20th century, Setúbal was the most important center of Portugal's fishing industry, particularly specializing in processing and exporting sardines. None of the many factories then created are operating today. However, the existing maritime ports, either traditional, commercial and the new marines, keep the city's links to the ocean and water well alive and vibrant. Tourism, based on the beautiful natural conditions plus excellent hotels, resorts and infrastructures, is one of the city's most appreciated resources, due to its interconnection with the Sado River on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on another, having a coast line with both. The city is also connected with the nearby coast of the Arrábida hills natural park - which offers an unspoiled nature and beautiful beaches to the Atlantic Ocean. A dolphin colony inhabits the Sado River. Across the river on the south bank lies the peninsula of Tróia, a place with vast white/golden sand beaches where several luxury hotels and resorts were recently built. The Tróia peninsula can be sighted from the city, across the river. Albarquel, Figueirinha, Galápos, Galapinhos, Creiro and Portinho da Arrábida are some of the city's many beaches, located in the north bank of the estuary, at the very beginning of the Arrábida hills. Civil parishes [edit] The civil parishes of Setúbal after the 2013 administrative reorganization Administratively, the municipality is divided into five civil parishes (freguesias):[8] Azeitão (São Lourenço e São Simão) Gâmbia – Pontes – Alto da Guerra Sado [pt] São Julião, Nossa Senhora da Anunciada e Santa Maria da Graça São Sebastião History [edit] See also: Timeline of Setúbal [icon]","txt":"[icon]"}]]}'> This section needs expansion. You can help by adding missing information. (March 2026) In antiquity the city was known as Cetobriga, a Turdetani settlement that came under Roman control in the province of Lusitania. Culture [edit] Castelo de São Filipe The main historical monument of the city of Setúbal is the Monastery of Jesus, which is a 15th- and 16th-century church that represents one of the first buildings in the Portuguese late Gothic style known as Manueline. It was in this building where the first treaty that divided the world between two powers was signed by King John II, nicknamed the perfect prince. The Roman Catholic Church has a diocese, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Setúbal, headquartered in the city, with its see (seat of the bishop) at the Our Lady of Grace Cathedral, Setúbal, famous for its Mannerist façade. Also of interest are the São Julião Church, also with Manueline portals. The Castelo de São Filipe, is a 16th- and 17th-century fortress on the north bank of the Sado river, overseeing the city. The fortress was converted into a luxury hotel (pousada). The fortress ordered to be built by King Sebastian is wrongly attributed to King Philip I. Filippo Terzi had been hired in 1575 by Sebastian precisely to protect and reinforce the Portuguese coast against piracy that was ravaging the entire Mediterranean and Atlantic.[citation needed] Teatro Animação de Setúbal is based in Setúbal. Demography (municipality) [edit] {{cite web|url=http://www.pordata.pt/Municipios|title=PORDATA - Base de Dados dos Municípios|website=www.pordata.pt|access-date=3 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023054208/http://www.pordata.pt/Municipios|archive-date=23 October 2017}}</ref>"},"3":{"wt":" 1849 "},"4":{"wt":" 15,060\n"},"5":{"wt":" 1900 "},"6":{"wt":" 35,990\n"},"7":{"wt":" 1930 "},"8":{"wt":" 50,456\n"},"9":{"wt":" 1960 "},"10":{"wt":" 56,344\n"},"11":{"wt":" 1981 "},"12":{"wt":" 98,366\n"},"13":{"wt":" 1991 "},"14":{"wt":" 103,634\n"},"15":{"wt":" 2001 "},"16":{"wt":" 113,934\n"},"17":{"wt":" 2011 "},"18":{"wt":" 121,061\n"},"19":{"wt":" 2014 "},"20":{"wt":" 118,428\n"}},"i":0}}]}'>Population of Setúbal municipality (1801–2014)[9] Year Pop. ±% 1801 15,442 — 1849 15,060 −2.5% 1900 35,990 +139.0% 1930 50,456 +40.2% 1960 56,344 +11.7% Year Pop. ±% 1981 98,366 +74.6% 1991 103,634 +5.4% 2001 113,934 +9.9% 2011 121,061 +6.3% 2014 118,428 −2.2% Climate [edit] Setúbal has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa) with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers. Temperatures in the winter vary between 15 and 17 °C (59 and 63 °F) during the day and 5–8 °C (41–46 °F) at night, most of the precipitation (starting from November) falls in this season. Temperatures in the summer vary between 28 and 31 °C (82 and 88 °F) during the day and 15 and 17 °C (59 and 63 °F) at night, precipitation is scarce during this season. The average annual temperature varies between 16.5 and 17 °C (61.7 and 62.6 °F). On 4 August 2018, Setúbal registered a record high temperature of 45.5 °C (113.9 °F)[10] which, according to weather records expert Maximiliano Herrera, was the highest temperature ever recorded on the coast of the Iberian Peninsula.[11] {{cite web |title=Normal Climatológica – Setúbal / Estação de Fruticultura 1991-2020 |url=https://www.ipma.pt/bin/file.data/climate-normal/cn_91-20_SETUBAL.pdf |publisher=[[IPMA]] |access-date=24 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dataclima.ipma.pt/ho?l=pt|title=Data clima|access-date=16 February 2026|language=pt|publisher=IPMA}}</ref>"},"source":{"wt":""}},"i":0}}]}'> Climate data for Setúbal (Varzinha orchard station) 1991-2020, extremes (1949-present) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 24.2 (75.6) 25.2 (77.4) 30.2 (86.4) 34.4 (93.9) 37.0 (98.6) 43.0 (109.4) 44.3 (111.7) 45.5 (113.9) 42.1 (107.8) 35.9 (96.6) 28.8 (83.8) 23.6 (74.5) 45.5 (113.9) Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.5 (59.9) 16.8 (62.2) 19.5 (67.1) 21.1 (70.0) 24.2 (75.6) 27.9 (82.2) 30.2 (86.4) 30.7 (87.3) 28.1 (82.6) 23.8 (74.8) 18.8 (65.8) 16.1 (61.0) 22.7 (72.9) Daily mean °C (°F) 10.3 (50.5) 11.2 (52.2) 13.6 (56.5) 15.2 (59.4) 18.0 (64.4) 21.1 (70.0) 23.2 (73.8) 23.6 (74.5) 21.4 (70.5) 18.1 (64.6) 13.8 (56.8) 11.2 (52.2) 16.7 (62.1) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.2 (41.4) 5.6 (42.1) 7.6 (45.7) 9.3 (48.7) 11.8 (53.2) 14.3 (57.7) 16.2 (61.2) 16.5 (61.7) 14.8 (58.6) 12.5 (54.5) 8.9 (48.0) 6.3 (43.3) 10.7 (51.3) Record low °C (°F) −5.4 (22.3) −5.8 (21.6) −2.5 (27.5) −0.7 (30.7) 3.0 (37.4) 5.4 (41.7) 7.2 (45.0) 8.5 (47.3) 6.8 (44.2) 0.8 (33.4) −2.4 (27.7) −4.1 (24.6) −5.8 (21.6) Average precipitation mm (inches) 90.6 (3.57) 66.6 (2.62) 67.6 (2.66) 64.2 (2.53) 53.…