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State MAINE PORTLAND (airport) (regional info) > Tourism & Travel Guide: Portland CLARION HOTEL PORTLAND Eastland Park Hotel Embassy Stes Portland HGI PORTLAND DWNTN WATERFRONT Hilton Garden Inn Portland Airport Howard Johnson Plaza - Portland INN AT ST JOHN LA QUINTA INN & SUITES PORTLAND Portland Travelodge WILD IRIS INN also see related: South Portland Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine. It is the county seat of Cumberland County. The city population was 64,249 as of the 2000 Census, and estimated at 63,011 as of the 2006 Census Bureau estimate. Portland is Maine's cultural, social and economic capital. It is also the principal city of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cumberland, York, and Sagadahoc counties. Tourists are drawn to Portland's historic Old Port district along Portland Harbor, which is at the mouth of the Fore River and part of Casco Bay, and the Arts District, which runs along Congress Street in the center of the city. Portland Head Light in nearby Cape Elizabeth is also a popular tourist draw. The city seal depicts a phoenix rising out of ashes, which aligns with its motto, Resurgam, Latin for "I will rise again", in reference to Portland's recoveries from four devastating fires. The city of Portland, Oregon, was named for Portland, Maine. The Portland Public School District is the largest school system in Maine. read full wikipedia reference about Portland, Maine OTHER POPULAR DESTINATIONS IN MAINEAll available cities in Maine Augusta Bangor Bar Harbor Brunswick Portland South Portland |
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