Setúbal is a city and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 172.0 km² and a total population of 118,696 inhabitants in the municipality. The city proper has 89,303 inhabitants.
The municipality of Setúbal is composed of 8 parishes, and is the seat of the district of Setúbal on the subregion of PenÃnsula de Setúbal. It is located on the northern bank of the Sado river estuary, approximately 40 km south of Portugal's capital, Lisbon.
The municipal holiday is September 15, which marks the date in the year 1860 on which King Pedro V of Portugal officially recognised Setúbal as a city.
The present Mayor is Maria das Dores Meira, appointed by the Unitarian Democratic Coalition.
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