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Portland
is a ceety seetuate in the north-wast o the
Unitit States
, naur the
confluence
o the
Willamette
an
Columbia
rivers in the state cried
Oregon
. As o Julie 2008, it haes aboot 575,930 indwallers,
[1]
an haes been referred tae as the greenest ceety in the Unitit States.
[2]
Portland is Oregon's maist populous ceety, an the third maist populous ceety in the
Paceefic Northwast
, ahint
Vancouver
,
British Columbia
, an
Seattle
,
Washington
. Aboot twa million fowk bides in the
Portland metropolitan area
(
MSA
), the 23rd maist muckle in the
Unitit States
as o Julie 2006.
[3]
Portland wis incorporatit in 1851 an is the
coonty seat
o
Multnomah County
.
[4]
The ceety raxes a bittie intae
Washington County
tae the wast an
Clackamas County
tae the sooth. It is govrened bi a
commeesion-based govrenment
heidit bi a mayor an fower ither commeesioners.
The ceety an region is merkit fae strang land-uiss plannin an investment in
licht rail
, supportit bi
Metro
, a distinctive regional-govrenment schame. Portland is kent for its muckle hantle o
microbreweries
an
microdistilleries
an aw, an as the hame o the
Trail Blazers
NBA basketbaw
team.
Portland ligs in the
Marine wast coast
climate region, merkit bi wairm, drouthie simmers an weet but temperate winters. This climate is ideal for growin
roses
, an for mair nor a century, Portland haes been kent as "The Ceety o Roses"
[5]
[6]
wi mony
rose gairdens
?maist prominently the
International Rose Test Gairden
.
Coordinates
:
45°31′N
122°40′W
/
45.52°N 122.67°W
/
45.52; -122.67