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Porto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoɾtu]), an aa kent as Oporto (Inglis), is the seicont lairgest ceety in Portugal. Its admeenistrative limits (an aurie o 41.66 km²/16 sq.mi) includes a population of 220,000 inhabitants distributit athin 15 ceevil parishes. The urbanized aurie o Porto, which extends ayont the admeenistrative limits o the ceety, haes a population o 1.1 million[1][2] in an area of 389 km2 (150 sq mi),[1] making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. The Porto metropolitan aurie includes approximately 1.3 million fowk,[3][4][5] an is recognized as a Gamma-level global ceety bi the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Study Group.

Internaitional relations

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

Porto is twinned wi:[6]

Pairtner ceeties an touns

Athin the context o development cooperation, Porto is an aa linked tae:

References

  1. a b Demographia: World Urban Areas, March 2010
  2. Urban Audit – Larger Urban Zone. "Lisboa".
  3. Unitit Naitions Depairtment o Economic an Social Affairs, World Urbanization Prospects (2009 revision), (United Nations, 2010), Table A.12. Data for 2007.
  4. European Spatial Planning Observation Network, Study on Urban Functions (Project 1.4.3), Final Report, Chapter 3, (ESPON, 2007)
  5. Thomas Brinkoff, Principal Agglomerations of the World, accessed on 2009-03-12. Data for 2009-01-01.
  6. a b c d e f g h i j k "International Relations of the City of Porto" (PDF). © 2006–2009 Municipal Directorateofthe PresidencyServices InternationalRelationsOffice. Retrieved 10 Julie 2009.
  7. "Bristol City – Town twinning". © 2009 Bristol City Council. Retrieved 17 Julie 2009. freemit airtin in |publisher= (help)
  8. "Sister Cities of Nagasaki City". © 2008–2009 International Affairs Section Nagasaki City Hall. Retrieved 10 Julie 2009. freemit airtin in |publisher= (help) [deid airtin]