District of Porto

Districts of Portugal

Guide to Portugal

Porto, the Metropolis of the North

Wine and Gastronomy

The County (State) of Porto, in central Portugal whose head office is located 314 km to the north of the city of Lisbon is one of the 18 counties (distritos) of Portugal.


The Distrito (County) of Porto - one of the Districts of Portugal - is the great Northern Metropolis, capital of the District of Porto, the Municipality of Porto and old Douro Litoral Region, on the banks of the River Douro, city Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the city of Porto radiates its influence far beyond the regional boundaries.

Second largest urban agglomeration

With an area of 2,395 km², the Distrito do Porto (County of Porto) has a resident population of 1,787,000 people (INE 2021), being therefore the second largest urban agglomeration in Portugal.

Exporting port

The North - and in particular Porto - is Portugal's great exporting power. It accounts for about 40% of all the country's exports.

The dynamism of its people makes the city of Porto - Metropolis of the Northern Region, capital of the Distrito do Porto (County of Porto), odo Municipality of Porto and the former Douro Litoral Region - always be ahead when it comes to entrepreneurship and innovation.

Porto Metropolitan Area

Its area of direct influence has repercussions on the Porto Metropolitan Area, or Greater Porto.





On the left bank of the Rio Douro, Porto radiates its influence far beyond regional borders.

Porto and Wine

With its name associated with the famous wine for centuries, Porto attracts thousands of visitors, on vacation or on business trips, who here they discover its charms and secrets.

By chance, you have already tasted this famous wine, straight from the barrel. This is a privilege reserved for a few visitors. This and others, the visitor will discover follow the paths that lead to Douro. See Douro Litoral Region.

Location

Located in the Douro Litoral, north of Portugal, the District of Porto is limited to the north by the District of Braga, to the east, with the District of Vila Real, to the south with the District of Viseu and with the District of Aveiro, and west with the Atlantic Ocean.

Municipalities of the District of Porto

The District of Porto is made up of 18 municipalities (municipalities), namely:

Amarante

Baião

Felgueiras

Gondomar

Lousada

Maia

Marco de Canaveses

Matosinhos

Paços de Ferreira

Paredes

Penafiel

Porto

Póvoa de Varzim

Santo Tirso

Trofa

Valongo

Vila do Conde

Vila Nova de Gaia