Portland, Oregon
City Country Date
Sapporo Japan November 17 , 1959
Guadalajara Mexico September 23 , 1983
Ashkelon Israel October 13 , 1987
Ulsan South Korea November 20 , 1987
Suzhou China June 7 , 1988
Khabarovsk Russia June 10 , 1988
Kaohsiung Taiwan October 11 , 1988
Mutare Zimbabwe December 18 , 1991
Bologna Italy June 5 , 2003
Kota Kinabalu Malaysia September 29 , 2014
International relations
Sapporo , Japan is Portland 's oldest sister city Portland has ten sister cities ; [ 301 ] [ 302 ] each city is required to maintain long-term involvement and participation : [ 303 ] [ 304 ]
Portland (/ˈpɔːrtlənd/; PORT-lənd) is the largest and most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Multnomah County. It is a major port in the Willamette Valley region of the Pacific Northwest, at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers. As of 2018, Portland had an estimated population of 653,115, making it the 25th most populated city in the United States, and the second-most populous in the Pacific Northwest after Seattle. Approximately 2.4 million people live in the Portland metropolitan statistical area (MSA), making it the 25th most populous in the United States. Its combined statistical area (CSA) ranks 19th-largest with a population of around 3.2 million. Approximately 60% of Oregon's population resides within the Portland metropolitan area. [a]
 Named after Portland, Maine, the Oregon settlement began to be populated in the 1830s near the end of the Oregon Trail. Its water access provided convenient transportation of goods, and the timber industry was a major force in the city's early economy. At the turn of the 20th century, the city had a reputation as one of the most dangerous port cities in the world, a hub for organized crime and racketeering. After the city's economy experienced an industrial boom during World War II, its hard-edged reputation began to dissipate. Beginning in the 1960s, Portland became noted for its growing progressive political values, earning it a reputation as a bastion of counterculture. The city operates with a commission-based government guided by a mayor and four commissioners as well as Metro, the only directly elected metropolitan planning organization in the United States.