Porto
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Summary
Porto is a municipality of Portugal[1]. Porto ranks in the top 0.33% of municipality of portugal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,632 views/month, #1 of 307).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword[3], Officer of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword[4]
- Member of: União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas[5], Organization of World Heritage Cities[6]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Porto[7], Metropolitan Area of Porto[8]
- Country: Portugal[9]
- Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[10], Douro[11]
- Head of government: Pedro Duarte[12]
- Instance of: big city[13]
- Capital: Porto[14]
- Shares border with: Matosinhos[15], Maia[16], Gondomar[17], Vila Nova de Gaia[18]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Bonfim[19], Campanhã[20], Ramalde[21], Freguesia de Paranhos[22], Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória[23], Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde[24], Lordelo do Ouro e Massarelos[25]
- Twinned administrative body: Nagasaki[26], Akhisar[27], Macau[28], Jena[29], Liège[30], Bordeaux[31], Ndola[32], Recife[33], Bristol[34], Duruelo de la Sierra[35], Mindelo[36], Shanghai[37], Luanda[38], Crotone[39]
- Executive body: Porto City Council[40]
- Commons category: Porto[41]
- Located in/on physical feature: Portugal[42]
- Significant event: Siege of Porto[43]
- Official website: https://www.cm-porto.pt/[44]
- Topic's main category: Category:Porto[45]
- Commons gallery: Porto[46]
- Population: 231,800[47], 273,979[48], 237,591[49], 273,476[50], 248,769[51]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[52], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[53], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[54]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Porto include port wine[55]; Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport[56], an international airport[57], in Portugal[58]; and Metropolitan Area of Porto[59], a subregion of Portugal[60], in Portugal[61].
Why It Matters
Porto has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] Porto is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
Entities named for Porto include port wine[55]; Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport[56], an international airport[57], in Portugal[58]; and Metropolitan Area of Porto[59], a subregion of Portugal[60], in Portugal[61].
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].