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Porto

Also known as Porto Municipality

Porto, officially the Ancient, Very Noble, Ever Loyal and Undefeated City of Porto, also known in English as Oporto, is the second largest city in Portugal, after Lisbon. It is the capital of the Porto District and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropolitan area, with an estimated population of 252,687 people in a municipal area of . , the Porto metropolitan area has around 1.8 million people in an area of , making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. It is recognized as a g

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Porto is Portugal's second-largest city, located on the Iberian Peninsula with a population of roughly 252,000 in the city proper and 1.8 million in its metropolitan area. It serves as the capital of the Porto District and is one of the major urban centers in the region, known officially by a lengthy historic title that emphasizes its ancient and loyal character.

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Settlement.name: Porto
Settlement.official_name: Ancient, Very Noble, Ever Loyal and Undefeated City of Porto
Settlement.other_name: Oporto
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_size: 290px
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Porto.svg
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: PortopontoInstitucional.jpg
Settlement.blank_emblem_type: Brandmark
Settlement.flag_border: no
Settlement.image_shield: Porto COA.svg
Settlement.nicknames: ("The Undefeated City"), ("The City of the Virgin")
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Portugal
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North Portugal
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Porto
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Historical province

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Município do Porto
Demonym: Portuane
Population: 231800
Area: 41.42
Elevation: 104
Official website: www.cm-porto.pt
Image: O Porto (visto da Ponte Dom Luis I).jpg
Motto: Antiga, Mui Nobre, Sempre Leal e Invicta cidade do Porto

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Contents

History
Early history
18th Century
19th Century
20th and 21st Centuries
Geography
Administrative divisions
Climate
Politics and government
Local election results 1976–2025
Active political parties established in Porto
Demographics
Census results
Economy
Tourism
Transport
Roads and bridges
Cruising
Airport
Public transport
Railways
Light rail
Buses
Trams
Porto public transportation statistics
Culture
Entertainment
Arts
Architecture
Gastronomy
Education
Higher education
Sport
Football
Basketball
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
Explorers and public service
Arts and sciences
Business
Sport
Notes
References
Bibliography
External links

On the Douro River estuary in northern Portugal, Porto is one of the oldest European centers, and its core was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996, as the Historic Centre of Porto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar. The historic area is also a National Monument of Portugal. The western part of its urban area extends to the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean. Settlement dates back to the 2nd century BC, when it was an outpost of the Roman Republic. Its combined Celtic-Latin name, Portus Cale, has been referred to as the origin of the name Portugal, based on transliteration and oral evolution from Latin.