Norte Region, Portugal

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.

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
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)

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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.