Porto
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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 (5,223 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 Pedro Duarte[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
Population counts include {'amount': '+231800'}[35], {'amount': '+273979'}[36], {'amount': '+237591'}[37], {'amount': '+273476'}[38], and {'amount': '+248769'}[39].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include municipality of Portugal[13] and big city[14].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Porto include port wine[40]; Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport[41], an international airport[42], in Portugal[43]; and Metropolitan Area of Porto[44], a subregion of Portugal[45], in Portugal[46].
Why It Matters
Porto ranks in the top 0.33% of municipality_of_portugal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,223 views/month, #1 of 307).[2] Porto has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Porto is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for Porto include port wine[40]; Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport[41], an international airport[42], in Portugal[43]; and Metropolitan Area of Porto[44], a subregion of Portugal[45], in Portugal[46].
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].