9 ), ▁the ▁metropol itan ▁regions ▁with ▁a ▁population ▁over ▁one ▁million ▁are ▁listed ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁Major ▁cities ▁ ▁Vari ous ▁other ▁notable ▁cities ▁( pop ulations ▁given ▁are ▁for ▁the ▁cities ▁proper ▁not ▁the ▁met ro ▁areas ▁or ▁municipal ities ) ▁are ▁also ▁present ▁on ▁the ▁pen ins ula , ▁such ▁as : ▁El che ▁( 2 2 8 , 6 4 7 ) ▁( part ▁of ▁the ▁A lic ante - El che - E ld a ▁met ro ▁area ), ▁O v ied o ▁( 2 2 5 , 9 7 3 ), ▁Bad al ona ▁( 2 2 0 , 9 7 7 ) ▁and ▁Terr assa ▁( 2 1 5 ▁ 6 7 8 ) ▁in ▁Spain ; ▁and ▁B rag a ▁( 1 9 2 , 4 9 4 ), ▁Am adora ▁( 1 7 5 , 5 5 8 ), ▁Al m ada ▁( 1 7 4 , 0 3 0 ), ▁O div el as ▁( 1 4 4 , 5 4 9 ) ▁and ▁Co im bra ▁( 1 4 3 , 3 9 7 ) ▁in ▁Portugal . ▁ ▁E col ogy ▁ ▁For ests ▁ ▁The ▁wood lands ▁of ▁the ▁I ber ian ▁Pen ins ula ▁are ▁distinct ▁e cos ystem s . ▁Although ▁the ▁various ▁regions ▁are ▁each ▁character ized ▁by ▁distinct ▁veget ation , ▁there ▁are ▁some ▁similar ities ▁across ▁the ▁pen ins ula . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁borders ▁between ▁these ▁regions ▁are ▁not ▁clearly ▁defined , ▁there