Jump to content

Norte Region, Portugal

Frae Wikipedia, the free beuk o knawledge
Norte
Região Norte
NUTS II Region (Região)
Alto Douro, in the province o Trás os Montes e Alto Douro (northeast Norte). It's here that the Porto Wine is producit.
Name oreegin: norte, Portuguese for north
Kintra  Portugal
Region Norte
Capital Porto
 - coordinates 41°8′59″N 8°36′36″W / 41.14972°N 8.61000°W / 41.14972; -8.61000Coordinates: 41°8′59″N 8°36′36″W / 41.14972°N 8.61000°W / 41.14972; -8.61000
Lowest point Sea level
 - location Atlantic Ocean
Area 21,278 km2 (8,215 sq mi)
Population 3,689,173 (2011)
Density 173.38/km2 (449/sq mi)
Timezone WET (UTC+0)
 - summer (DST) WEST (UTC+1)
ISO PT
NUTS PT11
GDP per caipita (PPS) € 12,800[1]
Location o the Norte Region in context o the naitional borders
Statistics frae INE (2005); geographic detail from Instituto Geográfico Português (2010)

Norte (Portuguese: Região Norte, IPA: [ʁɨʒiˈɐ̃w ˈnɔɾt(ɨ)]; "North Region") is a region in the northren pairt o Portugal. It is a land o dense vegetation an profoond historic an cultural walth. Its caipital is the city o Porto. The region haes 3,689,173 inhabitants accordin tae the 2011 census,[2] an its aurie is 21,278 km² (densitie o 173 inhabitants per square kilometre). It is ane o five regions o Mainland Portugal (NUTS II subdiveesions). Northren Portugal is a culturally variet region, thus historical rivalries atween different neeburin cities an touns are common, unlike ither Portuguese regions whare ilka city an toun is culturally raither seemlir.

References

[eedit | eedit soorce]
Notes
  1. "GDP per inhabitant in 2006 ranged from 25% of the EU27 average in Nord-Est in Romania to 336% in Inner London" (PDF). Eurostat.
  2. "Censos 2011 Resultados Preliminares 2011". INE.