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 | |
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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) |
• Laund | 59.5 km2 (22.96 sq mi) |
• Water | 28.0 km2 (10.81 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,601,948 |
• Density | 26,939/km2 (69771/sq mi) |
• Demonym | Manhattanite |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Website | Official Website of the Manhattan Borough President |
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ New Jersey v. New York, 523 U.S. 767 (1998). Retrieved January 4, 2008.