Porto

Porto
Municipality
Top to bottom, left to right: View of Ribeira district and Luís I bridge from Vila Nova de Gaia, Casa da Música concert hall, Porto City Hall, Palácio da Bolsa, Church of Saint Ildefonso
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)
Porto Location within Portugal Porto Location within Europe
Coordinates: 41°9′43.71″N 8°37′19.03″W
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Subregion	Grande Porto
District	Porto
Settlement	275 BCE
Municipality	868
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  (2021)
• Municipality	231,962
• Urban	1,385,454
• Metro	1,737,395
Time zone	UTC0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (WEST)
Postal Zone	4000-286 Porto
Area code	(+351) 22
Demonym	Portuense, Tripeiro (informal)
Patron Saint	Our Lady of Vendôme
Municipal Holidays	24 June (São João)
Website	www.cm-porto.pt
Geographic detail from CAOP (2010) produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Historic Centre of Oporto, Luís I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar
Criteria	iv
Reference	755
Inscription	1996 (20th Session)

Porto or Oporto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoɾtu] (listen)) is the second-largest city in Portugal after Lisbon and one of the major urban areas of the Iberian Peninsula.

The urban area of Porto, which extends beyond the administrative limits of the city, has a population of 2.4 million (2011) in an area of 389 km²(150 sq mi), making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. It is recognized as a gamma level global city by the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Study Group, the only Portuguese city besides Lisbon to be recognised as a global city.

Location

Located along the Douro river estuary in Northern Portugal, Porto is one of the oldest European centres, and its historical core was proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996. The western part of its urban area extends to the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean. Its settlement dates back many centuries, when it was an outpost of the Roman Empire. 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. In Portuguese, the name of the city is spelled with a definite article ("o Porto"; English: the port). Consequently, its English name evolved from a misinterpretation of the oral pronunciation and referred to as Oporto in modern literature and by many speakers.

Attractions

One of Portugal's internationally famous exports, port wine, is named after Porto, since the metropolitan area, and in particular the cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia, were responsible for the packaging, transport and export of the fortified wine. In 2014 and 2017, Porto was elected The Best European Destination by the Best European Destinations Agency.

Gallery

• Porto
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  Praca da Ribeira
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  Avenida dos Aliados
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  Almeida Garret
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  Igreja dos Congregados
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  Old city
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  Sao Francisco
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  Sandeman
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  Port wine