| Type: | municipality |
| Official Name: | Setúbal |
| Flag Border: | no |
| Region: | Lisboa |
| Metro: | Lisbon |
| District: | Setúbal |
| Leader Party: | CDU |
| Leader Name: | André Martins |
| Area Total Km2: | 230.33 |
| Population Total: | 118166 |
| Population As Of: | 2014 |
| Parishes: | 5 |
| Holiday: | 15 September |
| Coordinates: | 38.5243°N -8.8926°W |
Setúbal ([1] [2],[3] pronounced as /pt-PT/; Celtic languages: Caetobrix) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population of the entire municipality in 2014 was 118,166,[4] occupying an area of 230.33km2.[5] The city itself had 89,303 inhabitants in 2001.[6] It lies within the Lisbon metropolitan area, about 50km (30miles) from Lisbon downtown by road.
In the times of Al-Andalus, the city was known as Shaṭūbar (Andalusian Arabic: شَطُوبَر pronounced as /ar/), after the old pre-Roman name of Cetobriga. In the 19th 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 1860 when King Pedro V of Portugal officially recognised Setúbal as a city.
The city of Setúbal is located on the northern bank of the Sado River estuary, approximately 48km (30miles) 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 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.
See also: Timeline of Setúbal. In antiquity the city was known as Cetobriga, a Turdetani settlement that came under Roman control in the province of Lusitania.
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.
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).
Teatro Animação de Setúbal is based in Setúbal.
Administratively, the municipality is divided into five civil parishes (freguesias):[8]
Setúbal has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa) with mild, rainy winters and warm to hot, dry summers. Temperatures in the winter vary between 15and during the day and 5- at night, most of the precipitation (starting from November) falls in this season. Temperatures in the summer vary between 27and during the day and 15and at night, precipitation is scarce during this season. The average annual temperature varies between 16.5and.
On 4 August 2018, Setúbal registered a record high temperature of [9] which, according to weather records expert Maximiliano Herrera, was the highest temperature ever recorded on the coast of the Iberian Peninsula.[10]
According to the census of 2011, the municipality of Setúbal had a labor force of 58,514 people, among whom 15.6% were unemployed. Among those who had a job, 1.6% were working in the Primary sector, 24.9% in the Secondary sector and 73.5% in the Tertiary sector.[11] Setúbal is notable for the industries of pulp, paper, cement, fertilizers, pesticides, other phytopharmaceutical products, thermal power, shipbuilding and ship repair there was a lot of automobile assembling industry since the 1950s with several known manufacturers had or have opened assembly halls for the Portuguese market. Today there are only 3 tradenames nearby currently in production. The Port of Setúbal had a cargo throughput of 6.058 million tons in 2012,[12] making it the 4th busiest port in Portugal, with 7.4% of the cargo throughput in the country.[13] In the 19th century, the area was notable for the production of sea salt. St. Ubes bay salt was exported as far as Australia in the 1830s.[14]
See also: Infraestruturas de Portugal, Comboios de Portugal and List of railway stations in Portugal. Setúbal has a train station, Praça do Quebedo station, with regional and commuter trains every hour on weekdays (and every half-hour during rush hour) to Entrecampos railway station station in Lisbon, with daily connections to Santa Apolónia railway station, and transfers from there to other cities in Portugal, including Sintra and Póvoa. There is also a train line south to Faro, with twice-daily service, and a connection eastward to Ebora, five times daily.
In the past, in the municipality there was also the Santiago do Cacém railway station, which operated from 1933 through the 1980s.
In addition, there are local buses and a network of highways and secondary roads in and around the city.
The city's main sports club is Vitória de Setúbal, the football club established on 20 November 1910.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Portugal.
Setúbal is twinned with:
Setúbal has international cooperation protocols with:
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