Porto Velho
municipality of Rondônia state, Brazil
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Summary
Porto Velho is a municipality of Brazil[1]. It ranks in the top 0.98% of municipality of brazil entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,088 views/month, #48 of 4,882).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Rondônia[3]
- Country: Brazil[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Madeira River[5]
- Instance of: big city[6], border city[7]
- Shares border with: Lábrea[8], Nova Mamoré[9], Buritis[10], Acrelândia[11], Alto Paraíso[12], Candeias do Jamari[13], Canutama[14], Cujubim[15], Humaitá[16], Itapuã do Oeste[17], Machadinho d'Oeste[18]
- Anthem: anthem of Porto Velho[19]
- Flag: flag of Porto Velho[20]
- Twinned administrative body: Jinan[21]
- Legislative body: municipal council of Porto Velho[22]
- Postal code: 76800-000[23]
- Commons category: Porto Velho[24]
- Patron saint: Mary Help of Christians[25]
- Local dialing code: 69[26]
- Inception: January 1, 1914[27]
- Official website: http://www.portovelho.ro.gov.br/[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Porto Velho[29]
- Commons gallery: Porto Velho[30]
- Human Development Index: 0.736[31]
- Population: 511,219[32], 428,527[33], 334,661[34], 548,952[35], 460,434[36], 517,709[37], 379,186[38], 382,829[39], 435,732[40], 442,701[41], 484,992[42], 494,013[43], 502,748[44], 514,873[45]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Porto Velho[46]
- Capital of: Rondônia[47]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Porto Velho[48]
- Demonym: porto-velhense[49]
Why It Matters
Porto Velho has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]