The town of Pordim has a population of 2 000 inhabitants and lies at a distance of 20 km east of Pleven. Pordim is the administrative centre of 7 settlements. The town is described in the Ottoman documents from 1430. In the region of the municipality there are remains of prehistoric settlements, an ancient and a medieval fortress. The municipality is specialized in agriculture. Pordim is the birth place of the playwright Ivan Radoev.

A tourist sight of the town is a house-museum in which the emperor Alexander II has lived.