Porto

**Porto** or **Oporto** () is the second-largest city in Portugal after Lisbon and one of the major urban areas of the Iberian Peninsula.

The urban area of Porto, which extends beyond the administrative limits of the city, has a population of 2.4 million <small>(2011)</small> in an area of 389 km<sup>2</sup>(150 sq mi), making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. It is recognized as a gamma level global city by the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Study Group, the only Portuguese city besides Lisbon to be recognised as a global city.

## Location

Located along the Douro river estuary in Northern Portugal, Porto is one of the oldest European centres, and its historical core was proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996. The western part of its urban area extends to the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean. Its settlement dates back many centuries, when it was an outpost of the Roman Empire. Its combined Celtic-Latin name, Portus Cale, has been referred to as the origin of the name "Portugal", based on transliteration and oral evolution from Latin. In Portuguese, the name of the city is spelled with a definite article ("o Porto"; English: _the port_). Consequently, its English name evolved from a misinterpretation of the oral pronunciation and referred to as _Oporto_ in modern literature and by many speakers.

## Attractions

One of Portugal's internationally famous exports, port wine, is named after Porto, since the metropolitan area, and in particular the cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia, were responsible for the packaging, transport and export of the fortified wine. In 2014 and 2017, Porto was elected _The Best European Destination_ by the Best European Destinations Agency.

## Infobox (unesco world heritage site)

- **official name**: Historic Centre of Oporto, Dom Luís I Bridge, Luís I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar
- **criteria**: iv
- **id**: 755
- **year**: 1996
- **child**: yes


## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Porto
- **settlement type**: Municipality
- **image caption**: Top to bottom, left to right: View of Ribeira Square, Ribeira district and Dom Luís I Bridge, Luís I bridge from Vila Nova de Gaia, Casa da Música concert hall, Porto City Hall, Palácio da Bolsa, Church of Saint Ildefonso
- **image size**: 290px
- **image flag**: Flag of Porto.svg
- **flag border**: no
- **image shield**: Porto COA.svg
- **motto**: Antiga, Mui Nobre, Sempre Leal e Invicta (Ancient, Most Noble, Always Loyal and Undefeated)
- **nickname**: ("The Undefeated City"),  ("The City of the Virgin")
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: Administrative divisions of Portugal, Region
- **subdivision name1**: Norte Region, Portugal, Norte
- **subdivision type2**: List of regions and sub-regions of Portugal, Subregion
- **subdivision name2**: Grande Porto
- **subdivision type3**: Districts of Portugal, District
- **subdivision name3**: Porto (district), Porto
- **parts type**: Civil parishes
- **parts style**: para
- **p1**: #Geography, 7
- **pushpin map**: Portugal#Europe
- **pushpin map caption**: Location within Portugal##Location within Europe
- **pushpin relief**: 1
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: Rui Moreira (politician), Rui Moreira
- **leader title1**: Assembleia Municipal, Municipal Assembly Chair
- **leader name1**: Miguel Pereira Leite
- **government type**: Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, LAU
- **governing body**: Câmara Municipal
- **established title**: Settlement
- **established date**: 275 BCE
- **established title1**: Municipality
- **established date1**: 868
- **area total km2**: 41.42
- **elevation m**: 104
- **population as of**: 2021
- **population total**: 231962
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population urban**: 1385454
- **population metro**: 1737395
- **timezone1**: Western European Time, WET
- **utc offset1**: 0
- **timezone1 dst**: Western European Summer Time, WEST
- **utc offset1 dst**: +1
- **postal code type**: Postal Zone
- **postal code**: 4000-286 Porto
- **area code**: (+351) 22
- **blank name**: Demonym
- **blank info**: Portuense, Tripeiro (informal)
- **blank1 name**: Patron Saint
- **blank1 info**: Our Lady of Vendôme
- **blank2 name**: Municipal Holidays
- **blank2 info**: 24 June (John the Baptist, São João)
- **footnotes**: Geographic detail from CAOP (2010) produced by Instituto Geográfico Português (IGP)