Portland
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Summary
Portland is a city in the United States[1]. Portland ranks in the top 0.53% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,171 views/month, #50 of 9,394).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Cumberland County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Mark Dion[5]
- Instance of: county seat[6]
- Named after: Isle of Portland[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Arkhangelsk[8]
- Postal code: 04101[9], 04102[10], 04103[11], 04104[12], 04109[13], 04112[14], 04122[15], 04123[16], 04124[17]
- Part of: Greater Portland[18]
- Commons category: Portland, Maine[19]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[20]
- Local dialing code: 207[21]
- Inception: 1632[22]
- Official website: https://www.portlandmaine.gov/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Portland, Maine[24]
- Commons gallery: Portland, Maine[25]
- Population: 66,937[26], 66,194[27], 68,408[28]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Portland, Maine[29]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[30], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[33], The American Cyclopædia[34], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[35], New International Encyclopedia[36], The New Student's Reference Work[37], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[38]
- Capital of: Cumberland County[39]
- Official name: Portland[40]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Portland, Maine[41]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Portland, Maine[42]
- Number of households: 30,796[43]
- Native label: City of Portland[44]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Portland, Maine[45]
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Physical Characteristics
Areas include 179.85166 km²[46] and 179.837249 km²[47]. Portland sits at an elevation of 19 m[48].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Portland include Portland[49], a city of Oregon[50], in United States[51] and Portland International Jetport[52], an international airport[53], in United States[54].
Why It Matters
Portland has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Portland is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
Entities named for Portland include Portland[49], a city of Oregon[50], in United States[51] and Portland International Jetport[52], an international airport[53], in United States[54].