Manhattan
Manhattan (/mænˈhætən/) is the maist densely populatit an smawest in aurie o the five burghs o New York Ceety. Locatit primarily on the island o Manhattan at the mooth o the Hudson River, the burgh is conterminous wi New York County, an oreeginal coonty o the state o New York. The burgh an coonty consist o Manhattan Island an several smaw adjacent islands: Roosevelt Island, Randall's Island, Wards Island, Governors Island, Liberty Island, pairt o Ellis Island,[1] Mill Rock, an U Thant Island; as well as Marble Hill, a sma aurie on the mainland borderin the Bronx. The oreeginal ceety o New York began at the soothren end o Manhattan, expandit northwaird, an then atween 1874 an 1898, annexed laund frae surroondin coonties.
Manhattan, New York | |
|---|---|
Burgh o New York Ceety | |
| New York County | |
 Midtown Manhattan at dusk, as seen soothwaird frae Rockefeller Center in Januar 2006. | |
 Burgh o Manhattan shown in orange. | |
| Coordinates: 40°43′42″N 73°59′39″W / 40.72833°N 73.99417°W | |
| Kintra | Unitit States |
| State | New York |
| Coonty | New York Coonty |
| Ceety | New York Ceety |
| Settled | 1624 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Burgh (New York Ceety) |
| • Burgh Preses | Scott Stringer (D) — (Borough of Manhattan) |
| • Destrict Attorney | Cyrus Vance, Jr. — (New York County) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 87.5 km2 (33.77 sq mi) |
| • Land | 59.5 km2 (22.96 sq mi) |
| • Water | 28.0 km2 (10.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Tot | 1,601,948 |
| • Density | 26,939/km2 (69,771/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Manhattanite |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Wabsteid | Official Website of the Manhattan Borough President |
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ New Jersey v. New York, 523 U.S. 767 (1998). Retrieved January 4, 2008.