Portland Metropolitan Area
The Portland Metropolitan Area is a region in Oregon that includes Portland, Oregon City, Hillsboro and other cities around the Portland area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Portland and Beaverton.
Portland
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Few American cities can match the youthful spirit of Portland, "The City of Roses". The largest city in the state of Oregon, Portland's residents are proud of their city, which draws people for its scenic beauty, great outdoors environment, excellent…
Beaverton
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Beaverton is a western suburb in the Portland Metropolitan Area. Beaverton is an economic center for Washington County along with neighboring Hillsboro. It is home to the world headquarters of Nike, Inc, and to about 100,000 people.
Hillsboro
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Hillsboro is a city in the Portland Metropolitan Area in Oregon. It contains several districts such as hip and trendy Orenco in all of its high-density glory, along with more rural South Hillsboro, although the mayor's building program is building up this area into subdivisions as of 2022.
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Gresham
Gresham is the fourth largest city within the state of Oregon, with a population of 114,000 in 2020. It's the home of an annual jazz festival. It is a part of the Portland Metropolitan Area and is generally considered a Portland suburb.
Oregon City
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Oregon City is a city of 37,000 people in the Portland Metropolitan Area. The seat of suburban Clackamas County, it is best known as being the end of the Oregon Trail. Several tourist attractions in the city commemorate this history.
Lake Oswego
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Lake Oswego is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon, primarily in Clackamas County, with small portions extending into neighboring Multnomah and Washington counties.
Tigard
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Tigard is a city of 55,000 people in the greater Portland area of Oregon. The city has revitalized its downtown with public art, and multiple connections, creating a walkable destination for residents and visitors.
Forest Grove
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Forest Grove is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, 25 miles west of Portland. Originally a small farm town, it is now primarily a commuter town in the Portland metro area.
Milwaukie
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Milwaukie is a city mostly in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States; a very small portion of the city extends into Multnomah County. The population was 21,119 at the 2020 census.
Wilsonville
Wilsonville is a city in Clackamas and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. Founded with the name Boones Landing for the Boones Ferry that crossed the Willamette River, the community became Wilsonville in 1880.
Tualatin
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Tualatin is a city located primarily in Washington County in the U.S. state of Oregon. A small portion of the city is also located in neighboring Clackamas County.
Gladstone
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Gladstone is a town in the Portland Metropolitan Area guarded by the Clackamas and Willamette River, where this is plenty of fishing. It is a wonderful small community that is surrounded by many other cities so you are never far from anything.
Troutdale
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Troutdale is a city in the Portland Metropolitan Area of Oregon. It is the Western gateway to the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon along Interstate 84.
Aloha
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Aloha is a community of 54,000 people in Oregon, under 10 miles to the west of Portland. It is home to the prestigious The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club, and to the unnervingly creepy Harvey the Rabbit.
Portland Metropolitan Area
- Type: Economic region with 2,230,000 residents
- Description: metropolitan area in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington centered on the main city of Portland, Oregon
- Also known as: “38900”, “Portland metropolitan area”, “Portland metropolitan area, Oregon”, “Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA”, “Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area”, “Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area”, “Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area”, “Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA MSA”, and “Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR–WA Metropolitan Statistical Area”
- Category: metropolitan statistical area
- Location: Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Portland Metropolitan Area” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Área metropolitana de Portland”
- Chinese: “匹兹堡都會區”
- Chinese: “匹茲堡都會區”
- Chinese: “波特兰都会区”
- Dutch: “Metropoolgebied Portland”
- Dutch: “Portland Metropolitan Area”
- French: “Aire métropolitaine de Portland”
- German: “Metropolregion Portland”
- Hungarian: “Portlandi agglomeráció”
- Italian: “area metropolitana di Portland”
- Italian: “Area metropolitana di Portland”
- Japanese: “ポートランド都市圏”
- Persian: “منطقه کلانشهری پورتلند”
- Russian: “Агломерация Портленда”
- Slovenian: “metropolitansko območje Portland”
- Spanish: “Area metropolitana de Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro”
- Spanish: “Área metropolitana de Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro”
- Spanish: “Area metropolitana de Portland”
- Spanish: “Área metropolitana de Portland”
- Urdu: “پورٹلینڈ میٹروپولیٹن علاقہ”
- Vietnamese: “Đại Portland”
- Vietnamese: “Vùng đô thị Portland”
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