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![Porto (Portuguese: Porto [ˈpoɾtu]ⓘ) is the third most populous municipality in Portugal, after Lisbon and neighboring Vila Nova de Gaia. It had 231,828 inhabitants in 20211. Its population density is 5,565 inhabitants/km².2 The central core of the city of Porto is surrounded by the Greater Porto subregion and, more broadly, the Porto Metropolitan Area, which forms its metropolitan area of 2,959,045 inhabitants. .[citation needed] It is located in the north of the country, on the right bank of the Duero at its mouth into the Atlantic Ocean. It is the headquarters of the homonymous district, in the Northern Region of Portugal.\n\nThe municipality of Porto has seven freguesias (literally, 'congregations', equivalent to parishes, districts, or districts in large cities). It borders to the north with Matosinhos and Maia, to the east with Gondomar, to the south with the Douro River and Vila Nova de Gaia, and to the west with the Atlantic Ocean.\n\nLike many European cities, Porto is an old city, which has an extensive historical heritage, although in recent decades it has undergone extensive modernization. It has the longest metro in Portugal, which covers not only the center, but also areas of its metropolitan area, such as Senhora da Hora or Maia. Likewise, the Sá Carneiro International Airport has recently been expanded to allow a capacity of 16 million passengers per year.](https://media.istockphoto.com/id/2177593996/photo/oporto-the-seond-largest-city-in-portugal.jpg?b=1&s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=oR2UWnG8oGD6xdWJWu35Gdj8kXUeRYkitUxBi8sD25Q=)
