Place:Porto, Portugal

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The District of Porto (sometimes Oporto in English) is located on the north-west coast of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Porto, the second largest city in the country. It is bordered by the Aveiro and Viseu districts to the south, Braga district to the north and Vila Real district to the east. Its area is 2395 km² and its population is 1,781,826.

The district comprises 18 municipalities:

• Amarante [city]
• Baião [town]
• Felgueiras [city]
• Gondomar [city]
• Lousada [town]
• Maia [city]
• Marco de Canaveses [city]
• Matosinhos [city]
• Paços de Ferreira [city]
• Paredes [city]
• Penafiel [city]
• Porto [main city]
• Póvoa de Varzim [city]
• Santo Tirso [city]
• Trofa city]
• Valongo [city]
• Vila do Conde [city]
• Vila Nova de Gaia [city],the most populous municipio and the only municipio in Porto district located south of the Douro river.

All of the above Municipalities are Cities,except Baião and Lousada. Some municipalaties include one or more cities;the municipality of Paredes has the most cities within its municipalaty:Paredes, Gandra,Rebordosa and São Salvador de Lordelo. Other cities in Porto district:Rio Tinto and Valbom in Gondomar municipio),Ermesinde(in Municipio:Valongo), Sao Mamede de Infesta(in Municipio of Matosinhos), Freamunde(in municipio Paços de Ferreira)and Lixa(in municipio Felgueiras).

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