Tourist Guide Portland
Portland, also called ‘The City of Roses’, is situated in the state of Oregon, United States. It is located at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers and has a population of approximately 575,000 inhabitants.
The city was incorporated in 1851. Its strategic location enabled the city to grow and establish itself as the principal port in the Pacific Northwest during the nineteenth century. Portland is renowned for its excellent land-use planning, public transport system as well as numerous microbreweries.
Portland lies in the Marine West Coast climate zone and is characterised by warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters. Summer (June to September) is the best time to visit the place, as the weather generally stays peasant, with plenty of sunshine.
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