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La Nouvelle-Orléans (French) | |
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City of New Orleans | |
Coordinates: 29°57′N 90°05′W / 29.95°N 90.08°W / 29.95; -90.08Coordinates: 29°57′N 90°05′W / 29.95°N 90.08°W / 29.95; -90.08 | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Orleans |
Founded | 1718 |
Named for | Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1674–1723) |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council |
• Mayor | LaToya Cantrell (D) |
• Council | New Orleans City Council |
Area | |
• Consolidated city-parish | 349.85 sq mi (906.10 km2) |
• Land | 169.42 sq mi (438.80 km2) |
• Water | 180.43 sq mi (467.30 km2) |
• Metro | 3,755.2 sq mi (9,726.6 km2) |
Elevation | −6.5 to 20 ft (−2 to 6 m) |
Population | |
• Consolidated city-parish | 383,997 |
• Density | 2,029/sq mi (783/km2) |
• Metro | 1,270,530 (US: 45th) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
FIPS code | 22-55000 |
GNIS feature ID | 1629985 |
Interstates | |
U.S. Highways | |
State highways | |
Public transport | New Orleans Regional Transit Authority |
Primary airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport |
Website | nola.gov |
New Orleans is a city in the state of Louisiana in the United States. It is the largest city in Louisiana, and the 49th-largest city in the U.S. It is the capital of Orleans Parish. It was named in honour of the French Duke of Orléans (then Regent of France).
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