New Orleans | |
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Ceety an Pairish | |
Ceety o New Orleans | |
Frae tap left: A teepical New Orleans mansion off St. Charles Avenue, a streetcar passin bi Loyola Varsity an Tulane Varsity, the skyline o the Central Business Destrict, Jackson Square, an a view o Ryal Street in the French Quarter | |
Eik-name(s): The Crescent Ceety; The Big Easy; The Ceety That Care Forgot; Nawlins; NOLA | |
Location in the U.S. state o Louisiana | |
Coordinates: 29°57′N 90°4′W / 29.950°N 90.067°WCoordinates: 29°57′N 90°4′W / 29.950°N 90.067°W | |
Kintra | Unitit States |
State | Louisiana |
Pairish | Orleans |
Foondit | 1718 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | LaToya Cantrell (D) |
Area | |
• Ceety an Pairish | 900 km2 (350 sq mi) |
• Laund | 440 km2 (169 sq mi) |
• Water | 470 km2 (181 sq mi) |
• Metro | 9,726.6 km2 (3,755.2 sq mi) |
Elevation | -2 to 6 m (-6.5 to 20 ft) |
Population (2014)[1] | |
• Ceety an Pairish | 384,320 (US: 50t) |
• Density | 858/km2 (2,274/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,240,977 (US: 45t) |
Demonym(s) | New Orleanian |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 504 |
Website | nola.gov |
New Orleans (/nuː ˈɔːrlɪnz/,[2][3] /nuː ˈɔːrliənz/, /nuː ɔːrˈliːnz/, or /ˈnɔːrlənz/; French: La Nouvelle-Orléans [la nuvɛlɔʁleɑ̃] ( listen)) is a major Unitit States port an the lairgest ceety an metropolitan aurie in the state o Louisiana. It wis named in honour o Philippe d'Orléans, Duke o Orléans (Regent o Fraunce for the child Louis XV)
New Orleans haes ten sister ceeties:[4]