| Setúbal Peninsula | |
| Native Name: | Península de Setúbal |
| Other Name: | Região da Peninsula de Setúbal |
| Settlement Type: | Subregion |
| Etymology: | Portuguese for the Peninsula of Setúbal |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Portugal |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lisboa |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipalities |
| Parts Type: | Civil parishes |
| Seat: | Setúbal |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Area Total Km2: | 1729 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 779373 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | WET |
| Utc Offset1: | +0 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | WEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +1 |
| Blank Name: | ISO |
| Blank Info: | PT |
| Blank1 Name: | NUTS |
| Blank1 Info: | PT172 |
| Footnotes: | Statistics from INE (2005); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010) |
The Península de Setúbal (pronounced as /pt-PT/; English: Setúbal Peninsula) is a former NUTS III subdivision of Portuguese region of Lisbon (NUTS II). It was abolished at the January 2015 NUTS 3 revision.[1] Comprising several municipalities and urban centres, the subregion's capital is Setúbal, and includes several other cities including Almada.
The region of Setúbal was a pioneer in the development of a regional strategic plan to assist the growth of the economic, social and cultural institutions.[2] The Plano Integrado para o Desenvolvimento para o Distrito de Setúbal (PIDDS) which was elaborated in the 1980s by the Associação de Municípios do Distrito de Setúbal (Association of Municipalities of the District of Setúbal), constituted the first development plan for the district, and envisioned a series of measures that were essential for the ambitious plans of its inhabitants.[2] In 2000, under the initiatives of the Association of Municipalities (today AMRS), established a formal Strategic Plan for Development (Plano Estratégico para o Desenvolvimento da Península de Setúbal), or PEDEPES, with the slogan Mais Desenvolvimento, melhor Futuro (More development, better future).[2] A formal presentation occurred in December 2004, resulting from diagonistic phases and objectives, that presented 132 concrete measures based on the Strategic Plan.[2] The development of the PEDEPES involved the participation and consensus of 239 entities in and the Strategic plan continues to be a fundamental instrument in the regional intervention process.[2]
The subregion of the Peninsula of Setúbal comprises nine municipalities extending from the southern margin and mouth of the Tagus into the interior, and southern coast. They include:
Although the cities of Portugal have no political stature, for social and economic purposes they form as distinct centres of urban activity. The region of the Peninsula of Setúbal include several large centres, including Almada, Setúbal, Amora, Barreiro, Seixal, Montijo and Costa da Caparica, in addition to the larger towns of Sesimbra, Moita, Palmela, Alcochete, Corroios, Pinhal Novo, Monte da Caparica, Charneca da Caparica, Trafaria, Lavradio and Baixa da Banheira.