Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte | |
|---|---|
| City of Charlotte | |
 Clockwise: UNC Charlotte, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Airts + Cultur, Duke Energy Center, Charlotte's skyline, First Presbyterian Church o Charlotte, Charlotte Main Library, an NASCAR Haw o Fame buildin | |
| Eik-name(s): The Queen City, The QC, Crown Town, The Hornet's Nest, The Home of NASCAR, The Gem of the South, The CLT, Bank Town, Char-Town, City of Trees | |
 Charlotte's location in Mecklenburg Coonty in the state o North Carolina | |
  Charlotte Location in the Unitit States | |
| Coordinates: 35°13′37″N 80°50′36″W / 35.22694°N 80.84333°WCoordinates: 35°13′37″N 80°50′36″W / 35.22694°N 80.84333°W | |
| Kintra | Unitit States |
| State | North Carolina |
| Coonty | Mecklenburg |
| Settled | 1755 |
| Incorporatit | 1768 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Mayor |
| • Mayor | Dan Clodfelter (Democratic Pairty (Unitit States)) |
| Area | |
| • Ceety | 771 km2 (297.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 229 m (751 ft) |
| Population (2011 est.)[1] | |
| • Ceety | 751,087 (17t) |
| • Density | 974.1/km2 (2522.9/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,249,442 (38t) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 28201-28237, 28240-28247, 28250, 28253-28256, 28258, 28260-28262, 28265-28266, 28269-28275, 28277-28278, 28280-28290, 28296-28297, 28299 |
| Area code(s) | 704, 980 |
Charlotte (/[unsupported input]ˈʃɑːrlət/) is the lairgest ceety in the U.S. state o North Carolina an the seat o Mecklenburg Coonty. In 2011, the estimatit population o Charlotte accordin tae the U.S. Census Bureau wis 751,087,[2] makin it the 17t lairgest ceety in the Unitit States based on population.
Sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]
Leet o sister ceeties o Charlotte, designatit bi Sister Ceeties Internaitional:[3]
Arequipa, Peru, syne 1962
Krefeld, Germany, syne 1985
Baoding, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae, syne 1987
Voronezh, Roushie, syne 1991
Limoges, Fraunce, syne 1992
Wrocław, Poland, syne 1993
Kumasi, Ghana, syne 1996
Hadera, Israel, syne 2009
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "2011 Census estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ↑ http.www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2011/tables/SUB-EST-01.csv
- ↑ "Charlotte Internaitional Cabinet". Charmeck.org. Archived frae the original on 25 Apryle 2012. Retrieved 2 Julie 2010.