Other major cities included Águeda, Ílhavo and Ovar.
The subregion covered an area of 1,807 km2 and had a population of 394,393 inhabitants (2005) for an overall density of 218 inhabitants/km2.
Baixo Vouga is a subregion of heavy industry; its exports include paper, ceramics, chemicals, automobiles, and food.
Tourism, education (including the University of Aveiro) and health services are also very developed.
It is now part of Baixo Mondego / Regiao de Coimbra.