Baton Rouge
caipital ceety o the state o Louisiana, Unitit States
(Reguidit frae Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
Baton Rouge (Inglis pronunciation: [ˌbætən ˈɹuːʒ], French: Bâton-Rouge, pronooncit [bɑtɔ̃ ʁuʒ] (
listen), leeterally: "Reid Stick") is the caipital an the seicont-lairgest ceety o the state o Louisiana, Unitit States.
Baton Rouge Bâton-Rouge | |
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| Ceety o Baton Rouge | |
 Baton Rouge waterfront | |
 Banner  Seal | |
| Eik-name(s): Reid Stick, Jigga Ceety, The Caipital Ceety, B.R, The Chemical Ceety | |
 Location in East Baton Rouge Pairish, Louisiana an the state o Louisiana | |
  Baton Rouge Location within the Unitit States | |
| Coordinates: 30°26′55″N 91°07′33″W / 30.44861°N 91.12583°W | |
| Kintra |  Unitit States |
| State |  Louisiana |
| Pairish | East Baton Rouge Pairish |
| Foondit | 1699 |
| Settled | 1719 |
| Incorporatit | Januar 16, 1817 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Melvin "Kip" Holden (D) |
| Area | |
| • Ceety | 204.89 km2 (79.11 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 199.29 km2 (76.95 sq mi) |
| • Water | 5.59 km2 (2.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Ceety | 229,493 |
| • Estimate (2014)[2] | 228,895 |
| • Rank | US: 96t |
| • Density | 1148.5/km2 (2,975/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 594,309 (US: 68t) |
| • Metro | 820,159 (US: 69t) |
| Demonym(s) | Baton Rougeon |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 70821, 70820, 70818, 70808, 70879, 70810 |
| Area code(s) | 225 |
| Website | www |
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References eedit
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ↑ "Sister-city agreement finalized | News | 2theadvocate.com — Baton Rouge, LA". 2theadvocate.com. 13 Apryle 2010. Archived frae the original on 11 Mairch 2012. Retrieved 27 Apryle 2011. Unknown parameter
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