Porto Velho is the capital of the Brazilian state of Rondônia, in the upper Amazon River basin, with a population of 460,434. Located on the eastern shore of the Madeira River near the border of Rondônia and the state of Amazonas, it is an important trading center for cassiterite, the ore mined for tin, the region's most important economic activity, and also serves as a transportation and communication hub. It is Rondônia's largest city and the largest Brazilian state capital by area.
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Founding Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Porto Velho (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 517,709 (2025)
2. GeoNames: GeoNames place record for Porto Velho
GeoNamesCoordinates
Coordinates -8.76194, -63.90389
Elevation (band: lowland under 500 m, highland from 500 m)
Elevation ca. 90 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -8.75, -63.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -8.75, -63.75
-8.75 -63.75 Am
4. GeoNames: Porto Velho - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3662762, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 3662762, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
-8.76194 -63.90389 P PPLA BR 24 1100205 548952 90 America/Porto_Velho
Porto Velho (Wikipedia)
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Porto Velho (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoʁtu ˈvɛʎu], Old Port) is the capital of the Brazilian state of Rondônia, in the upper Amazon River basin.
- In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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