Greater Portland
Greater Portland is a region in Maine around Casco Bay. It is the southern portion of Cumberland County.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Portland and Brunswick.
Portland
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Portland is on a peninsula in Casco Bay on the Southern Maine coast approximately 100 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. It has more than 65,000 inhabitants, making it the largest city in Maine.
Brunswick
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Pay a visit to picturesque Brunswick, Maine, and you'll discover something special, something greater than the sum of its parts. It's a classic New England charmer to be sure.
South Portland
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South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the fourth-most populous city in the state, incorporated in 1898. At the 2020 census, the city population was 26,498.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Casco Bay and Westbrook.
Casco Bay
Casco Bay is a region in Greater Portland, Maine. There are several islands of interest in this region. This is where the Maine coast begins. The islands are very laid back and it is where time stands still.
Westbrook
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Westbrook is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States and a suburb of Portland. The population was 20,400 at the 2020 census, making it the fastest-growing city in Maine between 2010 and 2020.
Gorham
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Located about 25 minutes outside of Portland, Gorham is a town of about 16,000 inhabitants on an area of about 50.3 square miles. Though it seems like quite a large town, the center of Gorham is in fact very quaint.
Scarborough
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Scarborough is a town in Cumberland County on the southern coast of the U.S. state of Maine. Located about 7 miles south of Portland, Scarborough is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area.
Freeport
Freeport is just north of Portland in Maine and hosts the headquarters of L.L Bean. Because of the popularity of L.L. Bean, other stores were drawn to the area and it has become a shopping destination.
Cape Elizabeth
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Cape Elizabeth is an upscale community about 5 miles southeast of Portland, Maine on the Southern Maine coast. Its centerpiece is the 90 acre Fort Williams bought by the town in 1964.
Falmouth
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Falmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 12,444 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area.
Windham
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Windham is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 18,434 at the 2020 census. It includes the villages of South Windham and North Windham. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area.
Yarmouth
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Yarmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, twelve miles north of the state's largest city, Portland. When originally settled in 1636, as North Yarmouth, it was part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and remained part of its subsequent incarnations for 213 years.
Greater Portland
- Type: region
- Description: region in Maine around Casco Bay
- Also known as: “Portland Region” and “Portland Region (Maine)”
- Location: Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude of center
43.665° or 43° 39′ 54″ northLongitude of center
-70.266° or 70° 15′ 58″ westWikidata ID
Q14216979
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Slovenian—“Greater Portland” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Gran Portland”
- French: “Grand Portland”
- French: “Greater Portland”
- Italian: “Greater Portland”
- Japanese: “グレーター・ポートランド”
- Japanese: “グレイター・ポートランド”
- Japanese: “大ポートランド”
- Slovenian: “Greater Portland”
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