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Most populous city in Oregon, U.S.

Portland

Portland is the most populous city in the U.S.

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state of Oregon. Located in the Pacific Northwest at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, it is the 28th-most populous city in the United States, sixth-most populous on the West Coast, and fourth-most populous in the Pacific Northwest, with a population of 652,503 at the 2020 census. The Portland metropolitan area, with over 2.54 million residents, is the 26th-largest metropolitan area in the nation. Almost half of Oregon's population resides within the Portland metro area. It is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous in the state.

Get in

Getting to Portland

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    Portland International Airport
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    MAX Red Line in the south end
See

Worth seeing

Portland has many unique and interesting neighborhoods to explore. One of the most exciting aspects of visiting Portland is the constant possibility of discovery. Rather than containing most places of interest to a few busy streets, Portland has food, shopping, parks, and other activities sprinkled all throughout the city.

Do

Things to do

Cross each of the twelve bridges over the Willamette River. Portland World Naked Bike Ride. Portland's annual World Naked Bike Ride, held in early June, has many goals: to increase visibility of cyclists; to promote confidence in the beauty and individuality of the human body; to affirm nudity as a legal form of protest; to emphasize the bicycles’s place as a catalyst for change in the future of sustainability,…

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    Portland Thorns FC

    The Portland Thorns are the local women's' soccer team who play in the NWSL.

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    Portland Timbers FC

    The Portland Timbers are Portland's Major League Soccer team.

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    Portland Trail Blazers

    The Moda Center is centrally located near downtown next to four MAX lines for those who are interested in catching a game.

Eat

Where to eat

Foodies may find their nirvana in Portland. With its location in one of the most fertile agricultural areas in the nation, an abundance of fresh fruits, vegetables, meat and seafood raised not far from its boundaries, award-winning wines and beers, and a food culture that supports food artisans and emphasizes local, seasonal food served fresh, it's no surprise that the culinary scene in Portland has received…

How locals move

Getting around Portland the local way

  • Get inThe Cat, a high-speed passenger and auto ferry, operates a route between Bar Harbor and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

From Wikivoyage: Portland (Maine), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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