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There is also the notion of “Grande Área Metropolitana”. There are two main metropolitan areas—Lisbon (the capital), in the centre of the country and Porto in the North. Lisbon Metropolitan Area has a population that exceeds 3 million. Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto has over 2 million inhabitants, although it is part of the Portuguese Northwestern Agglomeration that has, also, about 3 million inhabitants.
• Romania
Cities and towns in Romania can have the status either of municipiu or oraş. Smaller villages that do not apply to the city status are called (sing.f.) comuna/comune and (sing.m.) sat/sate By 371 from 2001 Law, published in july 24 2001 (M.O. number 408), th there are 172 cities in Romania, and the minimum requirements for a settlement to be acknowledge as a iii-3rd rank city status are: