Porto District

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Porto District
Coat of arms of the district of Porto district Map of the district of Porto district
Basic data
Country PortugalPortugal Portugal
Capital postage
population 1,817,175 (2013)
Population density 779.3 inhabitants per km²
surface 2,331.66 km²
Circles 18th
Communities 243
ISO-3166-2 code PT-13

The district of Porto , Distrito do Porto , is a district in northern Portugal . The neighboring districts are Braga in the north, Vila Real in the northeast, Viseu in the southeast and Aveiro in the south. In the west the district borders on the Atlantic Ocean .

The area is 2395 km², the district has a population of around 1.77 million (as of 2018). The capital of the district is Porto . License plates for trailers: P .

The district is divided into 18 districts ( Municípios ):

circle Number of
municipalities 		Population
(2011) 		Area
km² 		Density of
population / km² 		LAU
code 		region Sub-region
Amarante 26th 56,264 301.30 187 1301 Norte region Tâmega e Sousa
Baião 14th 20,522 174.52 118 1302 Norte region Tâmega e Sousa
Felgueiras 20th 58,065 115.74 502 1303 Norte region Tâmega e Sousa
Gondomar 7th 168.027 131.87 1,274 1304 Norte region Porto metropolitan area
Lousada 15th 47,387 96.06 493 1305 Norte region Tâmega e Sousa
Maia 10 135.306 82.99 1,630 1306 Norte region Porto metropolitan area
Marco de Canaveses 16 53,450 201.90 265 1307 Norte region Tâmega e Sousa
Matosinhos 4th 175.478 62.43 2,811 1308 Norte region Porto metropolitan area
Paços de Ferreira 12 56,340 70.99 794 1309 Norte region Tâmega e Sousa
Paredes 18th 86,854 156.74 554 1310 Norte region Porto metropolitan area
Penafiel 28 72,265 212.23 341 1311 Norte region Tâmega e Sousa
postage 7th 237,591 41.43 5,735 1312 Norte region Porto metropolitan area
Póvoa de Varzim 7th 63,408 82.22 771 1313 Norte region Porto metropolitan area
Santo Tirso 14th 71,530 136.61 524 1314 Norte region Porto metropolitan area
Trofa 5 38,999 72.01 542 1318 Norte region Porto metropolitan area
Valongo 4th 93,858 75.13 1,249 1315 Norte region Porto metropolitan area
Vila do Conde 21st 79,533 149.02 534 1316 Norte region Porto metropolitan area
Vila Nova de Gaia 15th 302.298 168.47 1,794 1317 Norte region Porto metropolitan area
Porto District 243 1,817,175 2,331.66 779 13 - -

Web links

District Administration Official Website (Portuguese)