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The headquarters of the metropolitan area are located in Avenida dos Aliados. The metropolitan area is governed by the Junta Metropolitana do Porto (JMP), headquartered in Avenida dos Aliados, in downtown Porto under the presidency of Hermínio Loureiro, also the mayor of Oliveira de Azeméis municipality, since the Municipal Elections held in 2013, when he succeeded Rui Rio, mayor of Porto.
The official definition of each metropolitan area, as listed below, does not necessarily follow the actual extent of continuous urbanization. For example, the built-up area of Metro Manila has long spilled out of its borders into the adjacent provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal. [5]
The metropolitan area (Portuguese: área metropolitana) is a type of administrative division in Portugal. Since the 2013 local government reform, there are two metropolitan areas: Lisbon and Porto. [1] The metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto were created in 1991. [2]
[1] [10] Porto's metropolitan area has around 1.8 million people (2023) [1] in an area of 2,395 km 2 (925 sq mi), [11] making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] It is recognized as a global city with a Gamma + rating from the Globalization and World Cities Research Network .
Map of the Porto network with the map of the Porto Metro. The CP Urban Services in the greater Porto area consists of 4 main lines, linking Porto Terminus São Bento Station (Estação de São Bento) in Porto Downtown with the cities of Braga, Guimarães, Aveiro and Penafiel.
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Mindelo is part of the Porto Metropolitan Area, in the coastal part of northwestern Portugal.It is located 5 kilometres southeast of the municipal seat (Vila do Conde), 8 kilometres from the harbour of Póvoa de Varzim and 21 kilometres northwest of the city of Porto.
Gondomar (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡõduˈmaɾ] ⓘ) is a Portuguese municipality located in the eastern part of the Porto Metropolitan Area, just 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from central Porto. The population in 2021 was 164,257, [ 1 ] in an area of 131.86 square kilometres (50.91 sq mi). [ 2 ]