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Detroit
—  Ceety  —
Skyline o Detroit

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Eik-name(s): The Motor City, Motown, Renaissance City, The D, Hockeytown, The Automotive Capital of the World, Rock City, The 313
Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus
(Laitin: We Howp For Better Things; It Shall Rise Fae the Ashes)
Location athin Wayne Coonty, Michigan an the state o Michigan
Detroit is located in United States
Detroit
Location athin the contiguous Unitit States o Americae
Coordinates: 42°19′53″N 83°02′45″W / 42.33139°N 83.04583°W / 42.33139; -83.04583[1]
Kintra Banner o Unitit States Unitit States
State Banner o Michigan Michigan
Coonty Wayne
Foondit 1701
Incorporatit 1806
Govrenment
 - Mayor Dave Bing (D)
 - Ceety Cooncil
Aurie
 - Ceety 143.0 sq mi (370.4 km2)
 - Laund 138.8 sq mi (359.5 km2)
 - Watter 4.2 sq mi (10.9 km2)
 - Urban 1,295 sq mi (3,354 km2)
 - Metro 3,913 sq mi (10,134.6 km2)
Hicht[1] 600 ft (183 m)
Indwallers (2011)[2][3]
 - Ceety 706,585
 - Rank 18t in U.S.
 - Densitie 5,142/sq mi (1,985.3/km2)
 - Urban 3,863,924
 - Metro 4,285,832 (US: 13t)
 - CSA 5,207,434 (US: 11t)
Demonym Detroiter
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 - Simmer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Aurie code(s) 313
FIPS code 26-22000
GNIS featur ID 1617959[1]
Major airport Detroit Metropolitan Wayne Coonty Airport (DTW)
Wabsteid DetroitMI.gov

Detroit (frae the French: Détroit) is the lairgest ceety in the US state o Michigan an the seat o Wayne Coonty. Detroit is a major port ceety on the Detroit River, in the Midwast region o the Unitit States. Locatit north o Windsor, Ontario, Detroit is the anerlie major[4] U.S. ceety that leuks sooth tae Canadae. It wis foondit on 24 Julie 1701 bi the Frenchman Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac.

Kent as the automotive centre o the warld,[5] "Detroit" is a metonym fur the American automobile industry an a important soorce o popular muisic legacies celebratit bi the ceety's twa kenspeckle eiknames, The Motor Ceety an Motoun.[6][7]

Sister ceeties [edit]

Detroit haes seiven sister ceeties, as designate bi Sister Cities International: [8]

Detroit haes a lang an gey close relationship wi nearbi:

References [edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Detroit. Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved on 27 Julie 2009. ..
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named CensusCity
  3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named CensusCSA
  4. ↑ O ceeties ower 100,000 in population. A few smawer ceeties like Niagara Faws, New York an aa are north o Canadae.
  5. ↑ Lawrence, Peter (2009).Interview with Michigan's Governor, Corporate Design Foundation. Retrieved on May 1, 2009.
  6. ↑ Michigan Cities. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Retrieved on 8 Apryle 2007. . “[Detroit] is the automobile capital of the world”
  7. ↑ SAE World Congress convenes in Detroit. Retrieved on 12 Apryle 2007. .
  8. ↑ Sister Cities Program | City of Detroit. www.detroitmi.gov. Retrieved on 1 Julie 2010. .
  9. ↑ International Sister Cities. City.toyota.aichi.jp. Retrieved on 1 Julie 2010. .
  10. ↑ Città di Torino - Relazioni Internazionali. Comune.torino.it (1998-04-07). Retrieved on 1 Julie 2010. .
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