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Porto is a district in Portugal located in the northern part of the country. It is notable as a major urban and economic center that is home to the city of Porto, one of Portugal's largest cities, and is known historically for its production of Port wine.
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Key facts
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Northern Portugal
- Historical province
- Entre Douro e Minho
- Capital
- Porto
- Total
- 2,395 km (925 sq mi)
- Density
- 758.7/km (1,965/sq mi)
- Iso 3166 code
- PT-13
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1817172
- Area
- 2395
- Official website
- www.govcivilporto.gov.pt
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- Commons category
- Porto (district)
- native label
- Distrito do Porto
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Porto is a district located on the north-west coast of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Porto, the second largest city in the country. It is bordered by the Aveiro and Viseu districts to the south, Braga district to the north and Vila Real district to the east.
Its area is 2,395 km (925 sq mi) and its population is 1,817,172. In 2017, the main legal foreign populations were from Brazil (9,442), China (2,475), Ukraine (2,160), Italy (1,273), Spain (1,189), Angola (1,118), and Cape Verde (1,040). These numbers exclude those who obtained Portuguese citizenship, which is regular among recent Portuguese Brazilians or Portuguese-Africans.