Porto
Porto | |
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Municipality | |
| Ancient, Very Noble, Ever Loyal and Undefeated City of Porto Antiga, Mui Nobre, Sempre Leal e Invicta Cidade do Porto (Portuguese) | |
View of Ribeira district and Dom Luís I Bridge from Vila Nova de Gaia Casa da Música Torre dos Clérigos Church of Saint Ildefonso City Hall Palácio da Bolsa Carmelitas Church Arrábida Bridge | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): A Cidade Invicta ("The Undefeated City"), A Cidade da Virgem ("The City of the Virgin") | |
| Motto(s): Antiga, Mui Nobre, Sempre Leal e Invicta (Ancient, Most Noble, Always Loyal and Undefeated) | |
Location of Porto | |
Porto Porto | |
| Coordinates: 41°9′0″N 8°36′39″W / 41.15000°N 8.61083°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Subregion | Grande Porto |
| District | Porto |
| Settlement | 275 BC |
| Municipality | Porto |
| Seat | Porto Municipal Chamber |
| Civil parishes | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Type | LAU |
| • Body | Câmara Municipal |
| • Mayor | Rui Moreira |
| • Municipal Assembly Chair | Miguel Pereira Leite |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 41.42 km2 (15.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Municipality | 252,687[1] |
| • Density | 6,100.6/km2 (15,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,389,593[1] |
| • Metro | 1,818,217[1] |
| Time zone | UTC0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
| Postal Zone | 4000-286 Porto |
| Area code | (+351) 22[2] |
| Demonym | Portuense, Tripeiro (informal) |
| Patron Saint | Our Lady of Vendôme |
| Municipal Holidays | 24 June (São João) |
| Website | www |
| Geographic detail from CAOP (2010)[3] produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP) | |
| Official name | Historic Centre of Oporto, Luís I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar |
| Criteria | iv |
| Reference | 755 |
| Inscription | 1996 (20th Session) |
Porto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoɾtu] ⓘ), also known in English as Oporto,[a] 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 41.42 km2 (16 sq mi).[1][10] As of 2025, Porto's urban area has around 1.4 million people in an area of 2,395 km2 (925 sq mi), making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal.[11][12][13][14][15] while the Porto metro area has more than 1.8 million people. It is recognized as a global city with a Gamma + rating from the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.[16]
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.[17] 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 Empire. Its combined Celtic-Latin name, Portus Cale,[18] has been referred to as the origin of the name Portugal, based on transliteration and oral evolution from Latin.
Port wine, one of Portugal's most famous exports, is named after Porto, as the metropolitan area, and in particular the cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia, were responsible for the packaging, transport, and export of fortified wine.[19][20] Porto is on the Portuguese Way path of the Camino de Santiago. In 2014 and 2017, Porto was elected The Best European Destination by the Best European Destinations Agency.[21] In 2023, Porto was named City of the Year by Food and Travel magazine.[22] In 2024, the city was named World's Leading Seaside Metropolitan Destination at the World Travel Awards.[23]
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- ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Historic Centre of Porto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
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- ^ Robinson, Jancis, ed. (2006). The Oxford Companion to Wine (3rd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860990-6. OCLC 70699042.
- ^ Stevenson, Tom (2007). The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia (4th ed.). New York City: DK. ISBN 978-0-7566-3164-2. OCLC 148799493.
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