Porto

Summary

Porto is a municipality of Portugal^[1]. Porto ranks in the top 0.33% of municipality_of_portugal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,512 views/month, #1 of 307).^[2]

Key Facts

• Porto received the Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword^[3].
• Porto received the Officer of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword^[4].
• Porto was a member of União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas^[5].
• Porto was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[6].
• Porto is located in Porto^[7].
• Porto is located in Metropolitan Area of Porto^[8].
• Porto is in the country of Portugal^[9].
• Porto is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[10].
• Porto is on the body of water Douro^[11].
• Porto's head of government is recorded as Rui Moreira^[12].
• Porto's instance of is recorded as municipality of Portugal^[13].
• Porto's instance of is recorded as big city^[14].
• Porto's capital is recorded as Porto^[15].
• Porto's shares border with is recorded as Matosinhos^[16].
• Porto's shares border with is recorded as Maia^[17].
• Porto's shares border with is recorded as Gondomar^[18].
• Porto's shares border with is recorded as Vila Nova de Gaia^[19].
• Porto's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bonfim^[20].
• Porto's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Campanhã^[21].
• Porto's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ramalde^[22].
• Porto's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Freguesia de Paranhos^[23].
• Porto's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória^[24].
• Porto's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde^[25].
• Porto's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos^[26].
• Porto's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nagasaki^[27].

Body

Geography

Porto is in the country of Portugal^[9]. Located in include Porto^[7], a district of Portugal^[28], in Portugal^[29] and Metropolitan Area of Porto^[8], a subregion of Portugal^[30], in Portugal^[31]. Adjacent water bodies include Atlantic Ocean^[10], an ocean^[32] and Douro^[11], a river^[33], in Spain^[34].

Physical Characteristics

Porto has a population of {'amount': '+231800'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include municipality of Portugal^[13] and big city^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Porto include port wine^[36]; Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport^[37], an international airport^[38], in Portugal^[39]; and Metropolitan Area of Porto^[40], a subregion of Portugal^[41], in Portugal^[42].

Why It Matters

Porto ranks in the top 0.33% of municipality_of_portugal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,512 views/month, #1 of 307).^[2] Porto has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Porto is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Porto include port wine^[36]; Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport^[37], an international airport^[38], in Portugal^[39]; and Metropolitan Area of Porto^[40], a subregion of Portugal^[41], in Portugal^[42].

FAQs

What awards did Porto receive?

Honors received include Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword^[3] and Officer of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword^[4].