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Puerto Francisco
City
Etymology: Spanish for "Port Francis," originally called "Port François" in Quebecshirite
Motto(s): 
Je me souviens (I remember, Me recuerdo)
CountryCreeperopolis
DepartmentSalvador
CountySalvador
Settled1313
Incorporated1313
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorSimón López Varela (CI)
Elevation
98 ft (30 m)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total900,000
DemonymPuerto Franciscan
Time zoneUTC−03:00 (ATL)
Area code331
Websiteciudaddepuertofrancisco.gov

Puerto Francisco ("Port Francis", originally called Puerto del Sur, Southern Port, later Port François) is a fishing city in the department of Salvador just south of the city of Salvador.

History of Puerto Francisco

1313-1417

1417-1611

1611-1933

1933-1949

1949-present

Demographics

Ethnic Background in Puerto Francisco

  Quebecshirites (82%)
  Creeperans (14%)
  Atlántidans (4%)

Of the 900,000 inhabitants, 740,000 are of Quebecshirite origin from its colonial days. The remainder of the population consists of Atlántidans and Creeperans.

Languages

Language Background in Puerto Francisco

  Quebecshirite (82%)

The majority language of Puerto Francisco is Quebecshirite with a notable minority speaking Creeperian Spanish.