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Portland is the largest city, cultural/commercial hub, and major port&nbsp;of the state of Oregon.&nbsp;Its population in 2017 was&nbsp;647,800&nbsp;within city limits, 2,425,000 in the&nbsp;Portland metropolitan statistical area (MSA), and&nbsp;3,160,488 in the combined statistical area (CSA).&nbsp;Portland is located at the north end of the Willamette (pronounced "will-AM-it") Valley, where the Willamette river confluences into the Columbia River that separates Oregon from Washington state.&nbsp;Roughly 60% of Oregon's population resides within the Portland metropolitan area.<br/> <br/> Government

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